The association between vehicle rim type and risk of occupant injury

CONCLUSION: Alloy rims are more brittle and, as a result, destructive loading is realized with less severe impact. The critical failure increases the amount of loading that needs to be distributed by the restraint system and results in injury.PMID:33787405 | DOI:10.1080/15389588.2021.1894638

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - March 31, 2021 Category: Accident Prevention Authors: Luke Gaylor Mirko Junge Source Type: research