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You are here: Home / Archives for Crashworthy Structures Program

Crashworthy Structures Program

TTI Plays Key Role in Creating New Safety Standard to Prevent Storefront Crashes

December 9, 2014

With 500 people reportedly killed each year by vehicles crashing into retail stores, sidewalk cafes, hair salons and other businesses, low speed barrier crashes have been called “one of the largest unaddressed safety issues in the country.” (Video here.) Until now, there has been no objective way to evaluate the effectiveness of the vertical pipes, […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASTM, Crashworthy Structures Program, storefront crashes

Parking Is a Full-Time Job

July 25, 2013

Testing Standards Can Help Prevent Low-Speed Crashes into Buildings Convenience stores are so-named because there’s one on every corner. You dash in, get what you need, and dash out. But the next time you run by for a quart of milk, you might want to be more careful when parking. Vehicle-into-building crashes happen more frequently […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: ASTM International, Crashworthy Structures Program, Dean Alberson, National Safety Council, vehicle-into-building crashes

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