Truck Underride

Current research into underride guard performance is focused on providing greater understanding of the characteristics of underride events and contributing factors, as well as providing next steps towards defining a computer model to evaluate underride guard designs and vehicle impacts.

Heavy-Vehicle Crash Data Collection and Analysis to Characterize Rear and Side Underride and Front Override in Fatal Truck Crashes, DOT HS 811 725, March 2013
Analysis of Rear Underride in Fatal Truck Crashes, DOT HS 811 652 August 2012

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