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5/20/2019 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

In crashes between two automobiles, it is generally assumed that the lighter vehicle will suffer more damage and that its occupants will suffer higher levels of injury.

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5/20/2019 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

Every year, there are approximately 6000 fatalities (6227 in the year 2018) and many more serious injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists from vehicles in the USA. More recent data1 show that these numbers have increased by 45% since 2009. These trends have varied over the years but injuries and fatalities to pedestrians and cyclists from automobiles remain a serious issue.

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5/13/2019 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

Hybrid cars have been on US roads for many years, starting with Honda InSight (1999) and Toyota Prius(2000) in mass production.

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5/2/2019 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

This article contains a few of the findings from our recent study of automobile safety in frontal crashes. Parts of the data analyses are presented but details such as the relationship of a particular design feature to the measured injury indicators are highly dependent on specific cases and are available only for individual discussions.

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5/1/2019 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

The structural behavior of automobile seats and seatbacks is one of the factors often examined in investigating injuries to a vehicle's occupant(s) in crashes.

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9/18/2012 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

In crashes between two automobiles, it is generally assumed that the lighter vehicle will suffer more damage and that its occupants will suffer higher levels of injury.

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10/17/2011 · Automotive - Vehicular

By: Dr. Mukul Verma

Over the years, there have been several product liability litigations regarding pedestrians being injured and the front structure designs of the vehicles being alleged as the significant factor.

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