Bernd Lorenz (BL) welcomed the participants. He explained that it is the task of the group to decide recommendations for WP.29/GRSP/IWG GTR No. 7 regarding injury criteria for whiplash based on the “Gothenburg List” (WCWID-01-02). It is not the intention to provide limits for those criteria at this stage and it is also not the intention to discuss BioRID related issues.

BL explained that the recommendations of the group shall be put forward to the IWG GTR No. 7 meeting in November and that the chair of the IWG wants to provide a final draft GTR
text to the GRSP meeting in December this year.

Norbert Praxl (NP) asked whether the discussion is about Whiplash Associated Disorders WAD (the usual terminology in Europe) or ligamentous injuries (as reported in the work
NHTSA)?

Kevin Moorhouse (KM) replied that although a couple of major ligamentous injuries were observed in the experimental seat (due to the head wrapping around the head restraint), the
majority of the injuries observed in the NHTSA study (including all the injuries observed in the production seats) were subluxations deemed to be not so different to the WAD 2 and 3 injuries reported elsewhere. It is the hope that any injury criteria chosen will cover subluxations consistent with WAD 2 and 3 injuries, as well as naturally also prevent more major ligamentous injuries.