Excerpt from Low Speed Car-to-Bus Test
Impacts (slightly abridged):
INTRODUCTION Low speed rear-end impacts resulting in minimal damage to the
involved vehicles are common occurrences on our roadways. Claims,
and/or litigation, involving neck and back injuries often result from
these collisions. A surprising number of claims of injury result from
impacts involving transit buses. Many transit bus collisions involve
multiple claimants, who frequently claim whiplash-type injuries.
Because of the large number of often suspicious claims, the need
for low speed car-to-bus collision data became apparent. The impact
severities and the kinematics of the occupants involved in crash tests
could be recorded and studied. This would help give the
reconstructionist information needed to evaluate the injury potential
from real-world accidents.
