NTL Record

Title Thirty Mi/H Broadside Impact of a Minisized Vehicle and a Breakaway Luminaire Support: Test Results Report Test Number 1785-SI#1-87
Record ID 66174
Personal Name
Creator
Hinch, John; Stout, D.
Personal Name
Contributor
Hargrave, Martin
Corporate Creator ENSCO, Inc
Corporate
Contributor
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D; Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety and Traffic Operations
Publication Date 19870801
Language English
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.
Rosap ID dot:40941
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40941
TRT Terms Breakaway supports; Impact tests; Luminaires; Side crashes
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
485664
Contract Number DTFH61-86-Z-00046
Report Number FHWA-RD-89-089
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/66000/66100/66174/FHWA-RD-89-089.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository