Occupant protection and automobile safety in the U.S. since 1900

• Tác giả: Roger F Wells
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0768076189
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 629.231 Analysis and design
• Thông tin xuất bản: Warrendale, Pa. (400 Commonwealth Dr., Wallendale PA USA) : Society of Automotive Engineers, 2012.
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 PDF (viii, pages 247) : , illustrations, digital file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 315257
• Chủ đề: 1. Motor vehicles--Safety appliances--United States

Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-221).

Tóm tắt

This book provides a historical review of safety features appearing on passenger cars that have been produced for sale in the U.S. from 1900 to the present. A main theme throughout is the impact the automobile has made on society, with particular emphasis on accidents and loss of life. Another theme is the technological advances that have contributed to safer driving.