Journal of Accident Investigation
Journal of Accident Investigation
Journal of Accident Investigation
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KRISTIN M. POLAND, LINDA McCRAY, AND AIDA BARSAN-ANELLI<br />
Figure 5. Two still images from the vehicle dynamics simulation show the impact between the bus and<br />
train and the separation <strong>of</strong> the bus body and chassis as the impact continued (Consauga, Tennessee).<br />
Figure 6. Kinematics <strong>of</strong> the rear-seated occupant in all three restraint conditions.<br />
(The front <strong>of</strong> the bus is toward the bottom <strong>of</strong> the image.)<br />
Figure 7. Kinematics <strong>of</strong> the three occupants in the front <strong>of</strong> the bus in all three restraint conditions (Consauga, Tennessee). (The actual restraint<br />
condition is shown on the left. The lap-belted condition is in the upper right and the lap/shoulder-belted condition is in the lower right.)<br />
60 NTSB JOURNAL OF ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, SPRING 2006; VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1