Driver HIC: 857
Driver Chest G: 49 G's
Passenger HIC: 797
Passenger Chest G: 34 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 20% Driver, 13% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, March 27, 1980
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Dodge Colt Pickup
Driver HIC: 1,684
Driver Chest G: 66 G's
Passenger HIC: 2,295
Passenger Chest G: 48 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 79% Driver, 96% Passenger
Test Date: Wednesday, February 27, 1980
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Odyssey Mini-Lux Motorhome
Driver HIC: 398
Driver Chest G: 39 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,029
Passenger Chest G: 85 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 7%* Driver, 66% Passenger
*Based on the visual evidence, it's likely that the dummy under-read and the actual risk is much higher.
Test Date: Friday, February 22, 1980
30 MPH Crash Test - 1979 Jeep Cherokee / Wagoneer
Driver HIC: 720
Driver Chest G: 62 G's
Passenger HIC: 828
Passenger Chest G: 84 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 28% Driver, 62% Passenger
Test Date: Friday, March 7, 1980
30 MPH Crash Test - 1979 Mazda Pickup
Driver HIC: 3,034
Driver Chest G: 87 G's
Passenger HIC: 859
Passenger Chest G: 46 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 100% Driver, 18% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, April 3, 1980
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Toyota Pickup
Driver HIC: unknown
Driver Chest G: unknown
Passenger HIC: 1,804
Passenger Chest G: 99 G's
Severe Injury Risk: unknown Driver, 96% Passenger
Test Date: Saturday, March 1, 1980
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Ford F-350
Driver HIC: 651
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 587
Passenger Chest G: 32 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 14% Driver, 7% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, March 20, 1980
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Chevy K20 Truck
Driver HIC: unknown
Driver Chest G: unknown
Passenger HIC: 710
Passenger Chest G: 68 G's
Severe Injury Risk: unknown Driver, 37% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, March 13, 1980
30 MPH Crash Tests - 1979 Chevy Sportvan
Driver HIC: 858
Driver Chest G: 52 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,305
Passenger Chest G: 63 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 22% Driver, 54% Passenger
Test Date: Friday, January 25, 1980
30 MPH Crash Test - 1978 Ford Courier
Driver HIC: 2,300
Driver Chest G: 60 G's
Passenger HIC: 514
Passenger Chest G: 45 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 97% Driver, 12% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, February 22, 1979
30 MPH Crash Test - 1978 International Scout
Driver HIC: unknown
Driver Chest G: unknown
Passenger HIC: unknown
Passenger Chest G: unknown
Severe Injury Risk: Unknown. See below. Likely above 90% for both occupants.
Test Date: Monday, November 27, 1978
The instrumentation failed 68 milliseconds into the crash. At that time, the head injury criteria measured were negligible (66 for driver and 43 for passenger), as well as passenger chest G's (15 g's). However, the driver had already recorded 90 chest G's, enough that the likelihood of severe injury would be at least 65% based on that alone. Although the measurement was recorded around 55 milliseconds, it is still possible that the peak chest G loading was not recorded and was even more severe than 90 g's.
The driver's head hit the upper dash with a severe impact and the passenger's head and chest hit the windshield and dashboard with a severe impact.
Based on the visual evidence, I am estimating the driver's HIC at 1,000 to 2,000, the driver's chest G's at 90 to 110, the passenger's HIC at 1,500 to 2,500, and the passenger's chest G at 70 to 100. It's possible that one or more of the true measurements are outside this range. If the measurements for the occupants were at the low ends of these ranges, the severe injury risk would be 72% for driver and 71% for passenger; at the high end, virtually 100% for each.
30 MPH Crash Test - 1978 Chevy Sportvan
Driver HIC: 447
Driver Chest G: 51 G's
Passenger HIC: 1,747
Passenger Chest G: 62 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 14% Driver, 81% Passenger
Test Date: Wednesday, December 13, 1978
30 MPH Crash Tests - Ford E-100 Van
Driver HIC: 1,257
Driver Chest G: 48 G's
Passenger HIC: 2,223
Passenger Chest G: 51 G's
Severe Injury Risk: 41% Driver, 95% Passenger
Test Date: Thursday, November 9, 1978
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