Route 633
Ruckersville
VA
Mail
1005 N. Glebe Rd
Arlington
VA 22201
USA
Main Activities
 | Front, front-offset, and angle-barrier crash tests at up to 50 mph; car-to-car head-on and front-offset tests at up to 50mph (each vehicle) car-to-car side impacts that simulate real-world intersection crashes |
| Dummy calibration laboratory to prepare crash test dummies |
| Work bays for vehicle preparation |
| Cameras/lighting to film crash tests in slow-motion |
| Photography studio to document research results |
| Vehicle component testing equipment |
| Machine shop to create special equipment for vehicle testing |
| Outdoor track (approx. 1,000 feet) for vehicle handling/braking tests |
| Display hall for showing/explaining cars from recent tests and examples of modern vehicle safety technologies |
Direction
| To conduct vehicle research including full-scale crash tests to reduce the losses - deaths, injuries, and property damage - from motor vehicle crashes. |
| To influence policymakers by supplying this information to automakers, suppliers, and consumers. |
| Part of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which conducts a full range of highway safety research covering drivers and the roadway environment as well as motor vehicles. |
| Affiliated organisation, the Highway Loss Data Institute, publishes information on insurance losses by passenger vehicle make and model. |
