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Accession Number
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PB89-158786
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Title
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Examination of Sudden Acceleration.
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Publication Date
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Jan 1989
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Media Count
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454p
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Personal Author
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E. D. Sussman J. Pollard
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Abstract
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The report describes the results of a study to identify and evaluate factors which could potentially cause or contribute to the occurrence of 'Sudden Acceleration Incidents' (SAI). SAI are defined in the report as unintended, unexpected, high-power accele ...
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Keywords
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Acceleration control
Brake pedals
Brake systems
Driver vehicle interface
Failure
Sudden acceleration
Throttling
Vehicle acceleration tests
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Source Agency
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Highway Traffic Safety
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NTIS Subject Category
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85H - *
85D - Transportation Safety
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Corporate Author
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Transportation Systems Center, Cambridge, MA.
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Document Type
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Technical report
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Title Note
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Final rept.,
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NTIS Issue Number
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8910
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Contract Number
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N/A
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