Improving the fire safety of road vehicles

Should We Expect a Disastrous Fire Accident in an Urban Road Tunnel? Literature Data Review and a Case Study for Selected Tunnels in Poland

“…Modern materials used more and more often in vehicles are characterized by an increasingly better strength-to-weight ratio, but due to their flammability, they pose an additional fire hazard. In the 1960s, the average weight of plastics was around 10 kg per vehicle, and 30 years later it was close to 100 kg [14]. In today's cars, this weight exceeds the value of 200 kg, and in the near future, it may even reach 350 kg [15].…”

Flame resistant composites and nanocomposites

“…This is not a very stringent test and therefore many composites based on more fl ammable materials may pass. 49 Because automotive manufacture is a global industry, this standard has been adopted by all major manufacturers. However, it is noteworthy at the present time to record that no fl ammability requirements are required for materials outside of the passenger area and so structural composites at the present time need not be fi re resistant.…”