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. 2003;47:417–423.

Table 8.

Distribution by Crash Direction; Single vs. Multiple Impact for Belted and Unbelted; by Number of Crashes, MAIS 3+ Injuries, and MAIS 3+ Injury Rate per 100 Exposed

Belted Unbelted
Crash Mode People MAIS 3+ Rate People MAIS 3+ Rate
Front Single 45% 29% 0.93 39% 33% 5.92
Back Single 6% 1.4% 0.34 3% 0.7% 1.89
Side Single 22% 21% 1.36 19% 13% 4.76
Top Single 4% 10% 3.15 11% 8% 5.42
Two Impacts 17% 24% 2.08 21% 25% 8.36
Three+ Impacts 6% 15% 3.52 9% 21% 16.69