Photo Gallery: NAFA's Old Dominion Chapter Gets The Shock Treatment At IIHS
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No one wants to see a car crash. Yet it is important for fleet professionals to understand what it is they are sending workers and drivers out into, and what could happen in the worst of situations.
The Insurance Institute Of Highway Safety (IIHS) has a facility that
allows visitors the chance to look at the different types of damage
incurred from being hit in different places by a variety of vehicle
types. NAFA's Old Dominion Chapter took this often difficult-to-handle
tour on May 15.
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's roads.
Pictured here, two vehicles are shown as examples of a "truck underride" crash. These vehicles are not at the facility strictly for shock value. IIHS has a crash test facility that puts vehicles under multiple crash conditions to determine how cars and trucks will react under traumatic conditions.
In this image, even though the vehicles were struck under similar conditions, the car to the left has caved in where the driver would be. The car on the right appears to have more hood damage, but the driver cab has stayed relatively intact. The data derived from these crash tests help determine the most effective cab construction and airbag placements.
The Old Dominion Chapter also took in the IIHS crash test facility. To see a video, courtesy of IIHS, click here. It shows how the facility sets up their camera array to take video of each crash test, from multiple angles, to get a better picture of which vehicles survived better, which did worse, and what info can be taken away to make better cars -- and to educate better drivers.
The IIHS tour showed Old Dominion Chapter members the visceral devastation
that can happen in any vehicle crash and encourages attendees to think
safety first. You can learn more at their website, IIHS.org, and see more on their YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/user/iihs
Special thanks to NAFA Affiliate Christina Covaney for material in this article. Back to NAFA Connection
