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Enhancing Motorcoach Safety: Addressing Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Issues

Learn about survival factors and occupant protection in motorcoach crash situations, including exterior and interior damage, injuries, and the need for improved crashworthiness standards.

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Enhancing Motorcoach Safety: Addressing Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Issues

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  1. Vehicle Crashworthiness and Occupant Protection Ronald Kaminski

  2. Survival Factors Issues • Occupant protection • Roof strength • Advanced window glazing • Luggage rack securement

  3. Exterior Deformation • Front fenders, hood, skirts, front roof, loading door • 9 of 10 windows broken • Minimal roof damage

  4. Interior Damage • No seat deformation • Luggage racks • Detachments • Evidence of contact • - No standards

  5. E E E E E E E PE E PE E E E E E Injuries • 17 Occupants • Driver • 16 passengers • Aged 8-62 years • 15 Ejections • 7 Fatalities • 6 were ejected • Total: • 7 fatal, 7 serious, 3 minor

  6. Crashworthiness No standards for: • Occupant protection (other than driver) • Roof strength • Advanced glazing

  7. Crashworthiness • No seat belts for passenger seats • Driver’s seat equipped with lap/shoulder belt

  8. Crashworthiness

  9. Crashworthiness • Lake Placid, Florida

  10. Motorcoach Safety Action Plan

  11. Summary • No standards for occupant protection, roof strength, advanced window glazing, and luggage rack securement on medium-size buses • Include buses above 10,000 lbs in rulemaking that addresses occupant protection, roof strength, window glazing, and luggage rack performance

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