SAE Highway Vehicles Safety Database

Content and Sources

The SAE Highway Vehicles Safety Database contains more than 70,000 document summaries from leading information sources from around the world, including STAPP, SAE, FMVSS, NHTSA, AAAM, IRCOBI, ESV, HFES, and more.

Publishers & Publications

International Sources
Includes coverage of published information from the United States, Japan, Germany, the U.K., France, Italy, Canada, Australia, Korea, Brazil, Singapore, and more. All information is in English regardless of the source document’s language.

List of Publishers and Publications

Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine (AAAM), USA
Technical Papers – since 1959

Associazione Tecnica Dell'Automobile (ATA), Italy
Journal of ATA – since 1992
Technical Papers – since 1990

Co-ordinating European Council (CEC), England
Books
Standards
Technical Papers – since 1981

Coordinating Research Council (CRC), USA
Research Reports – since 1939

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), USA
Ergonomics in Design
Human Factors – since 1989
Technical Papers – since 1989

Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), England
Automotive Engineer – since 1992
Journal of Automobile Engineering – since 1993
Technical Papers – since 1972

International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine (IAATM), Sweden
Journal of Traffic Medicine – since 1990
Technical Papers – since 1991

International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Switzerland
Standards

International Research Council on Biokinetics of Impact (IRCOBI), France
Technical Papers

Japanese Automobile Standards Organization (JASO)
Standards

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), USA
Auto & Traffic Safety Magazine – since 1991
Technical Papers (Experimental Safety Vehicle Conferences) – since 1971
U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
U.S. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Chapter V

Société des Ingénieurs de l'Automobile (SIA), France
Ingénieurs de l'Automobile – since 1992
Technical Papers – since 1988

SAE International, USA
Automotive Engineering International – since 1990
Ground Vehicle Standards (J-reports, HS)
Proceedings and Special Publications
Technical Books
Technical Papers – since 1908
Truck Engineering – 1990-1997

Society of Automotive Engineers of Australasia (SAEA), Australia
SAE-Australasia Journal – since 1990
Technical Papers – since 1987

Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE), Japan
Journal of JSAE – since 1990
JSAE Review – since 1990
Technical Papers – since 1976

Society of Automotive Engineers of Korea (KSAE), Korea
Journal of KSAE – since 1992
Technical Papers – since 1991

University of Minnesota (UMIN), USA
Technical Papers - Stapp Conference only

Verlag Des Verein Deutscher Ingenieure GmbH (VDI), Germany
Technical Papers – since 1991

Wayne State University (WSU), USA
Technical Papers - Stapp Conference only

Subjects

The SAE Highway Vehicles Safety Database covers a wide range of vehicles and subjects. Nowhere else can you access such an extensive source of technology from around the world. Coverage includes technical papers, journal and magazine articles, books, reports, standards, specifications, and regulations.

• passenger cars • utility vehicles • light trucks • heavy trucks • buses • motorcycles • crashworthiness • vehicle control • stability • safety equipment • restraint systems • traffic systems • collision avoidance • crash impact • injury control • human factors • occupant protection • human response • design • testing • research • accident analysis • modeling • reconstruction • and more

Comprehensive Document Summaries
The SAE Safety Database provides detailed summaries of referenced documents included in the database. In seconds, you can determine how important a document is to your needs; how to locate it; and how to find related documents. Summaries typically include the main ideas, new data, and conclusions that are detailed in the document, as well as the significance of any new materials. Complete bibliographic details are cited.

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Full-text photocopies
Photocopies of all full-text documents and articles referenced in the Safety Database are available from SAExpress Global Document Service.