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The Relative Safety of Large and Small Passenger Vehicles

NHTSA Mass-Size Safety Symposium

Washington, DC ●February 25, 2011

Adrian Lund, Ph.D.

OVERVIEW

What is the history of motor vehicle crash safety by size and mass? Historical trends

•Can down-weighting of vehicles occur without safety consequences if size is held constant? Physics of injury

•What does the future hold?

Big Vehicles are a lot Safer!