International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury

1984 IRCOBI Conference Proceedings

4 - 6 September 1984; Delft (The Netherlands)

International Research Council on the Biomechanics of Injury


Table of Contents

Session 1: Epidemiology and accident studies of two-wheelers
COSTS OF HOSPITALIZATION OF INJURED MOTORCYCLISTS IN ILLINOIS: PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS
E Petrucelli, R G Mortimer
A DESCRIPTION OF BICYCLE AND MOPED RIDER ACCIDENTS AIMED TO INDICATE PRIORITIES FOR INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH
J J W Huijbers
Bicycle and light-powered two-wheeler accidents-Report of EEVC W.G8
P W Hoekstra
BICYCLE ACCIDENTS IN GOETEBORG, SWEDEN 1983
P O Kroon, O Bunketorp, B Romanus
Session 2: Biomechanics of two-wheelers head injuries through accident analysis
IMPACT POINTS AND RESULTANT INJURIES TO THE HEAD OF MOTOR-CYCLISTS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS, WITH AND WITHOUT CRASH HELMETS
S D Otte, P Jessl, E G Suren
HELMET AND HEAD INJURY STUDY OF CRASH INVOLVED MOTORCYCLISTS IN DELHI
D Mohan, K P Kothiyal, B K Misra, A K Banerji
INVESTIGATION INTO THE PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF HELMETS ON USERS OF POWERED TWO-WHEELERS
U Stoecker, H Loeffelholz
A STUDY OF MOTORCYCLIST CASUALTIES WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO HEAD INJURIES
P L Harms
THE FRACTURING OF HELMET SHELLS
H. Vallee, F. Hartemann, C. Thomas, C. Tarriere, A Patel, C Got
INTRA-CRANIAL INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH UNCONSCIOUSNESS IN TWO-WHEELER ACCIDENTS
A Chapon, A Dedoyan, J-P Verriest
Session 3: Biomechanics of two-wheelers head injuries through experimental work
IMPACT DYNAMIC, HEAD IMPACT SEVERITY AND HELMET'S ENERGY ABSORPTION IN MOTOR CYCLE/PASSENGER CAR ACCIDENT TESTS
J Grandel, D Schaper
DO TOUGHER STANDARDS LEAD TO BETTER HELMETS?
S R Sarrailhe
Do Tougher Standards Lead to Better Helmets? - Discussion
J A Newman
INVESTIGATION OF A SERIES OF PRESENTATIVE EXPERIMENTAL COLLISIONS BETWEEN AUTOMOBILES AND TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES, WITH SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF SEvERITY OF HEAD IMPACTS
F Brun-Cassan, J C Vincent, A Fayon, C Tarriere
PROTOTYPE OF LIGHTWEIGHT HELMET FOR USERS OF LOW-SPEED TWO-WHEELED VEHICLES, COMBINING SATISFACTORY HEAD PROTECTION WITH CHARACTERISTICS OF ACCEPTABLE DESIGN AND WEARER'S COMFORT
F Chamouard, G Walfisch, A Fayon, C Tarriere
FACIAL PROTECTION OF MOTORIZED TWO-WHEELER RIDERS - NEW FEATURES OF A SPECIFICATION FOR "FULL FACE" HELMET
G Walfisch, F Chamouard, A Fayon, C Tarriere, C Got, F Guillon, A Fatel, J Hureau
Session 4: Biomechanics of various injuries sustained by two-wheelers and means of protection
CYCLISTS IMPACTED BY SIMULATED VEHICLE FRONTS
E G Janssen, C G Huijskens
THE PROBLEM OF LEGINJURIES IN MOTORCYCLE RIDERS - A literature survey, a descriptive study of the outcome of motorcycle riders leg injuries supplemented by some results from an accident study
E L Nordentoft, C Falk Larsen, I Behrensdorff
MECHANISM OF LOWER LIMB INJURIES AMONGST MOTORCYCLIST CASUALTIES - PRELIMINARY FINDINGS
L S Freedman, P L Harms, M A Mason, N Selwood
TESTS ON THE PROTECTION AFFORDED BY VARIOUS FABRICS AND LEATHERS IN A SIMULATED IMPACT OF A MOTORCYCLIST ON A ROAD SURFACE
D M Prime, R I Woods
Leg Protection for Motorcycles
B P Chinn, M A Macaulay
Session 5: Biomechanics of various injuries sustained by two-wheelers and means of protection
KINEMATIC AND SPINAL COLUMN INJURIES IN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PASSENGER PROTECTION - RESULTS OF SIMULATED FRONTAL COLLISIONS
D Kallieris, R Mattern, Gg Schmidt, D Warth
Discussant Comments on "KINEMATIC AND SPINAL COLUMN INJURIES IN ACTIVE AND PASSIVE PASSENGER PROTECTION - RESULTS OF SIMULATED FRONTAL COLLISIONS"
D C Viano, T E Anderson
FITTING INJURY VERSUS EXPOSURE DATA INTO A RISK FUNCTION
A Ran, M Koch, H Mellander
DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW ATD THORAX
R J L'Abbe, J A Newman, A M St-Laurant, D A Dainty, K Smyth, A Bosik
SOME DESIGN REQUIREMENTS FOR SIDE IMPACT DUMMIES INTENDED FOR LEGISLATIVE TESTING AND RESEARCH
I D Neilson, R W Lowne