Definition of "crashworthiness"

They noted: "The crashworthiness of the early carriage was of a low standard. By the end of the 19th century, the continuous automatic brake and the absolute block system had greatly reduced the accident rate, but the accidents that did occur often reduced the wood vehicles to matchwood."

2020 October 7, Philip Haigh, “From Southall to Carmont... how to keep passengers safe”, in RAIL, page 46

But then crashworthiness is not about preventing accidents, but about mitigating their consequences.

2021 October 6, Greg Morse, “A need for speed and the drive for 125”, in RAIL, number 941, page 53