This blog is not affiliated with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in any way, shape, or form. Information is taken from the publicly viewable NHTSA Database. Crash tests posted on this blog were conducted between May 21, 1979 and August 17, 1989 at a speed of 35 miles per hour (56 kilometers per hour) into a solid wall with dummies restrained by the vehicle safety belt system. Tests were conducted on the model year vehicle listed in the post and may or may not be accurate for a differing model year. Injury measures are likely accurate to a plus or minus 2% range - for example, a 26% risk of injury is likely in the 24-28% range. The five star system used for 2010 and earlier crash tests is used.

Injury risk:
10% or less - 5 star rating
11% - 20% - 4 star rating
21% - 35% - 3 star rating
36% - 45% - 2 star rating
46% or more - 1 star rating

Thursday, September 23, 2021

30 MPH Crash Tests - 1980 JET Electrica 007

Driver HIC: 324
Driver Chest G: 37 G's
Passenger HIC: 514
Passenger Chest G: 34 G's

Severe Injury Risk: 100%* Driver, 7% Passenger
Per the test report (linked here), page 25: "The driver's abdomen was severely crushed due to 6.5 inches of forward seat shift and 8.2 inches of rearward steering column displacement. The efforts of 5 technicians using tools were required to extricate the dummy from the vehicle. The lower steering wheel rim was less than 2 inches from the driver seatback. Although the driver's chest received only moderate impact acceleration, the abdominal crush clearly indicates that this was not a survivable crash for the driver." 
The injury measures alone would have indicated a 6% risk of severe injury. 

Test Date: Friday, November 14, 1980



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