The structure of the older Elantra allowed a lot of intrusion into the occupant compartment, and
driver dummy injury measures indicated that rib fractures, internal organ injuries, and a broken left leg would be possible in a real - world crash.
Driver dummy injury and head protection ratings for the 2009 model are assigned by the Institute as part of side crash test verification.
Not exact matches
Driver — In both tests, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant
injuries in a crash of this severity.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant
injuries in a crash of this severity.
Intrusion into the
driver's space was reasonably well controlled, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
Intrusion into the
driver's space was maintained reasonably well, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
Except for door hinge pillar deformation and parking brake pedal movement (pedal not visible), intrusion into the
driver's space was reasonably well controlled, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
The
driver's space was maintained well in both tests, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
The
driver knee airbag deployed to protect the
dummy's knees and lower legs, but forces on the right foot were just high enough to indicate the possibility of
injuries.
Driver — In the test of the 2009 model, measures taken from the
dummy indicate a low risk of any significant
injuries in a crash of this severity.
Injury measures recorded on two
dummies, one in the
driver seat and the other in the rear seat behind the
driver, are used to determine the likelihood that the
driver and / or passenger in a real - world crash would have sustained serious
injury to various body regions.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that serious skull fracture and / or brain
injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity, as well as rib fractures and / or internal organ
injuries.
In the side impact test for both models, measures taken from both the
driver dummy and the passenger
dummy seated in the rear seat indicated low risk of significant
injuries in a real - world crash like this one.
Injury measures obtained from the two
dummies, one in the
driver seat and the other in the back seat behind the
driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a
driver and / or passenger in a real - world crash would have sustained serious
injury to various parts of the body.
However,
injury measures recorded on the
driver dummy indicate the possibility of rib fractures and internal organ
injuries in real - world crashes of similar severity.
Except for door hinge pillar deformation and intrusion of the parking brake pedal (not visible), the
driver's space was maintained reasonably well, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
Injury measures obtained from the 2
dummies, one in the
driver seat and the other in the back seat behind the
driver, are used to determine the likelihood that a
driver and / or passenger in a similar real - world crash would sustain serious
injury to various parts of the body.
The Institute downgraded the Smart's structural rating from good to acceptable, but the opening didn't appear to affect
dummy movement during the test, and
injury measures on the
driver dummy were low.
A vehicle's overall evaluation is based on measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment,
injury measures recorded on a Hybrid III
dummy in the
driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled
dummy movement during the test.
Although the overall side crash protection still would have been rated good, with low risk of
injuries to both
driver and rear passenger
dummies, Nissan engineers were concerned about the interference with the deployment of the side curtain airbag.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that head
injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that rib fractures and / or internal organ
injuries would be likely in a crash of this severity.
There is no frontal airbag to protect the
driver and
dummy readings indicated a high probability of serious or fatal
injury in a human as a result of this contact.
Driver — Measures from the
dummies in the two tests, taken together, indicate that rib fractures and / or internal organ
injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity.
Except for door hinge pillar deformation, the
driver's space was maintained reasonably well, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
The
driver was effectively unrestrained and the
dummy's head hit the centre of the steering wheel with sufficient force for a high risk of fatal
injury.
«If a vehicle's front - end structure absorbs and manages the crash energy so the occupant compartment remains largely intact, with little or no intrusion into the
driver's space, then the
dummy's movement can be controlled, and
injury measures are likely to be low.
Intrusion into the
driver's space was reasonably well controlled in the second test, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that rib fractures and / or internal organ
injuries plus a left femur fracture would be possible in a crash of this severity.
Intrusion into the
driver's space was well controlled, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
«The optional curtain did a good job of keeping
injury measures on the heads of the
dummies low, but torso
injury measures for the
driver dummy were high.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that serious skull fracture and / or brain
injuries would be likely in a crash of this severity.
The test
dummies in the GEMs and the Tiger recorded indications of seriously debilitating or fatal
injury to
drivers in real - world crashes.
Intrusion into the
driver footwell area contributed to high
injury measures on the
dummy's lower right leg, indicating the likelihood of
injury.
Except for door hinge pillar deformation, intrusion into the
driver's space was reasonably well controlled, and risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low (second test shown).
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that serious head
injuries would be possible in a crash of this severity.
The side airbag for the
driver did a good job of protecting the
dummy's head, but there was major intrusion into the occupant compartment and high
injury measures on the
dummy's torso and pelvis.
«The optional curtain airbag did a good job of reducing the
injury measures recorded on the
dummies» heads, but the torso
injury measures for the
driver dummy were too high and there was too much intrusion,» O'Neill points out.
«Even though the head
injury measures on the
driver dummy in the Saturn weren't high, head contact with intruding objects should be prevented.
In the Institute's test,
injury measures recorded on crash test
dummies in the
driver seat and rear passenger seat were low in every category.
Compression of the
driver dummy's chest indicated weak protection of this part of the body and
injury parameters for the lower legs revealed marginal protection.
Driver — The
dummy's head was hit by the intruding barrier, producing moderately high head
injury measures.
The manufacturers supplied information on basic vehicle and test parameters, measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment,
injury data recorded on a
dummy representing an average - size man in the
driver seat, and video of the tests.
Driver — Measures taken from the
dummy indicate that rib fractures and / or internal organ
injuries as well as a fracture of the pelvis would be likely in a crash of this severity.
The
driver dummy's head was struck by the barrier in the 300 without side airbags, although this did not produce high head
injury measures.
In contrast, survival space for the
driver in the Camaro was well - maintained, and the risk of
injuries to the
dummy's legs and feet was low.
Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the
driver and passenger but structures in the dashboard were thought to present a risk of
injury to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.
Injury measures taken from
driver dummies in both tests indicate high risk of life - threatening
injuries.
Each vehicle's overall evaluation is based on three aspects of performance — measurements of intrusion into the occupant compartment,
injury measures from a Hybrid III
dummy positioned in the
driver seat, and analysis of slow - motion film to assess how well the restraint system controlled
dummy movement during the test.
Their occupant compartments held up well, and all measures recorded on the
driver dummies were low, indicating that significant
injuries would be unlikely.