Side Impact Protection in Production Vehicles: MDB-to-Car Side Impact Test of a 26 deg Crabbed Moving Deformable Barrier to a 1983 Mazda 626 at 33.4 mph

摘要

The report documents one of a series of ten crash tests to evaluate side impact protection in various vehicle models. Testing was conducted on a 1983 Mazda 626 4-door Sedan. The test vehicle was impacted on the left side by a moving deformable barrier. The test was a simulation of an intersection collision with the striking vehicle travelling at 30 mph and the struck vehicle travelling at 15 mph. Occupant responses of two side impact dummies were measured.