- Vehicle design and road safety
- What can vehicle design contribute ?
- What can vehicle safety deliver in future?
What role does research play?
Effective vehicle safety design result relies upon continuing research and development, understanding of the source and mechanism of injury protection in a range of crash conditions, regular monitoring of performance in real world conditions, and confirmation that new technologies are used and accepted. It is the result of complex multi-disciplinary scientific research and development which can take up to ten to fifteen years from definition of concept to practical realisation.