"20 years of progress in highway safety" : verslag van the Eleventh International Technical Conference on Experimental Safety Vehicles ESV, Washington D.C., 12-15 May 1987 : achtergronden en overzicht van de ontwikkelingen tot juli 1988.

A report of a visit to the 'eleventh international conference on experimental safety vehicles, washington, 12-15 may 1987' is given in this publication. Some of the technical papers presented at the conference are described and commented upon: (the opening address, the status reports and the panel discussions). The following subjects are emphasised: occupant protection for side impact; accident investigation and data analysis; biomechanics and dummy development; crash avoidance; occupant protection for frontal impact; heavy duty vehicle safety; pedestrian protection; motorcycle safety; progress in the harmonisation of safety performance requirements. Traffic safety should be improved by the next meeting, when more attention will be paid to subjects other than cars