Glossary
Full-width Frontal Crash Test
For testing frontal collisions, crash-test dummies are placed in driver
and front passenger seats and secured with the vehicle's seat belts.
Vehicles are crashed into a fixed barrier at 35 miles per hour (mph),
which is equivalent to a head-on collision between two similar vehicles
each moving at 35 mph.
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Glossary
Side impact Crash Test
For testing side impact collisions, crash-test dummies are placed in
driver and (driver's side) rear passenger seats, on the side of vehicle
struck, and secured with the vehicle's seat belts. This test represents
an intersection-type collision with a 3,015 pound barrier moving at
38.5 mph into a standing vehicle. The barrier is covered with material
that has "give" to replicate the front of a vehicle.
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Glossary
Rollover Resistance Rating
The Rollover Resistance Rating essentially measures vehicle characteristics
of center of gravity and track width to determine how "top-heavy"
a vehicle is. The more "top-heavy" the vehicle, the more likely
it is to roll over.
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