Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact A Biomechanical Perspective - Simms, Ciaran; Wood, Denis; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2009)
Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries -- Pedestrian and Cyclist Impact Kinematics -- The Relationship between Vehicle Impact Speed and Pedestrian and Cyclist Projection Distance -- Injury Mechanisms and Injury Criteria -- Vehicle Design Standards for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety -- Mathematical Formulations for Impact Modelling -- Models for Simulating Impact -- Ground Contact Injuries -- The Influence of Vehicle Design on Pedestrian and Cyclist Injuries -- Conclusions and Future Perspectives.
Keywords: Biophysics; Biological physics; Automotive engineering; Biomedical engineering; Engineering design; Machinery; Mechanics; Mechanics, Applied; Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics; Automotive Engineering; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Engineering Design; Machinery and Machine Elements; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics