Welsh R, Lenard J
Vehicle Safety Research Centre, Loughborough University, UK.
Annu Proc Assoc Adv Automot Med. 2001;45:73-91.
Crash data from two UK resources were examined for differences between male and female passenger car drivers in collision circumstances and injury outcomes. The proportion of female car license holders is growing, women are more likely to be the driver in a collision and are more vulnerable to injury particularly neck strain. Women drive smaller, lighter cars compared to men and are more often the driver of the smaller vehicle in a multivehicle collision. Vehicle design, crash testing programmes and regulation, currently based heavily on the average male, should give more balanced consideration to female characteristics in future activities.
对来自英国两个来源的碰撞数据进行了研究，以考察男女乘用车司机在碰撞情况和受伤结果方面的差异。女性汽车执照持有者的比例在不断增加，女性在碰撞中更有可能成为司机，并且更容易受伤，尤其是颈部拉伤。与男性相比，女性驾驶的汽车更小、更轻，而且在多车碰撞中，女性更常是较小车辆的司机。目前严重基于男性平均水平的车辆设计、碰撞测试计划和法规，在未来的活动中应更均衡地考虑女性特征。
