Thirty Mi/H Broadside Impact of a Minisized Vehicle and a Breakaway Luminaire Support: Test Results Report Test Number 1785-SI#1-87

Details

• Creators:
  Hinch, John ; Stout, D.
• Corporate Creators:
  ENSCO, Inc
• Contributors:
  Hargrave, Martin
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D ; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Breakaway supports
  • Impact tests
  • Luminaires
  • Side crashes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-RD-89-089
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Contracting Officer:
  Hargrave, Martin
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations
• Abstract:
  This report documents the full-scale side impact test of a 1980 Plymouth Champ impacting into a breakaway luminaire support. The impact speed was 30 mph and the impact angle was broadside with the impact point aligned with the driver's shoulder. The impacted pole was a slip-base-mounted steel unit with mast arm and luminaire. Although the pole did break away with a low change in velocity of the vehicle, severe intrusion of the pole into the passenger compartment provided for a severe accident. Most dummy related parameters produced outputs which exceeded the recommended levels.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  DTFH61-86-Z-00046
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40941/dot_40941_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.71 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d40144b4812f047aef41aa64cac835b1e1e0d62a1aeb8b2804a513882c202e9c1fd79bb4ea485076994202726ff4544228feee0eddd838e8e1b6530700a5453