Fatal Car Fires From Rear-End Crashes: The Effects of Fuel Tank Placement before and after Regulation.

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      A federal standard for fuel tank integrity in cars was applied to 1977 and subsequent model. National data indicate that fatalities per 10000 occupants in rear-end crashes of small cars, where fire was the most harmful event, were reduced by approximately 57% if the fuel tank was located behind the rear axle and 77% in the tank was situated directly above or in front of the rear axle. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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