GM establishes database for racing injuries

GM establishes database for racing injuries

Back injuries seem to be the most prevalent maladies for Indianapolis 500 car drivers these days. General Motor officials, Thomas W. Gideon and John W. Melvin, are helping GM establish a database of racing injuries that chassis and safety equipment designers can use to build better race cars and per...

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Published in:Ward's Auto World Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 111 - 112
Main Author: Keenan, Tim
Format: Journal Article Trade Publication Article
Language:English
Published: Detroit Informa 01-03-2000
Subjects:
Automobile industry
Automobile racing
Automobile safety
Injuries
United States > US
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Summary:Back injuries seem to be the most prevalent maladies for Indianapolis 500 car drivers these days. General Motor officials, Thomas W. Gideon and John W. Melvin, are helping GM establish a database of racing injuries that chassis and safety equipment designers can use to build better race cars and perhaps cut down on back injuries. In the future, Formula 1 and Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) will be added to the IRL data. The database will be uploaded by Wayne State University in Detroit and maintained by the University of Miami in Florida. It will include every scrap of information from a crashed race car's accident data recorder, track-side and in-car video and all medical information about the driver. The researchers note that information they gather also is likely to improve passenger car safety.
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ISSN:0043-0315
0892-0745