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        CRASH DATA 

        Organisations  around the world carryout crash tests (usually as part of compliance or safety programs).  The data recorded during and after such tests is useful when reconstructing an accident.  
           
        The following links provide possible sources for such data  
         
       

       
      Australia  New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) 
      A consortium of State Road Authorities and Motoring Associations.  Test carried out at the Roads and Traffic Authority Crash Lab. 
        
      NRMA, one partner in NCAP, does have images and consumer information from tests on their web site.  NCAP publishes a consumer booklet for each series of tests.  Information from early tests were available in a general booklet (Buyers Guide) and a tecnical supplement.  The latter included details of the test vehicle (including build date, weight, speed of test and average crush) 

      Availability of crush  information from more recent tests not known. 

      Federal Office of Road Safety (FORS) 
      FORS have conducted crash tests as part of research programs. Data from some of these tests have been published and are available from FORS. [ List of FORS Reports ] 
        
       "Review of Occupant Protection in Light Commercial, Off-road and Forward Control Passenger Vehicles", RK Higgins, KA Seyer, FORS, OR-17 - 1995. 

      FORS also maintains a database of Recall Information for vehicles sold in Australia. 
       
       
      Guide to foreign equivalents (Cousins) of cars sold on Australia  
      Australian Model Foreign Model
      Holden Commodore Chevrolet Omega
      Holden Commodore VY Chevrolet Lumina LTZ (SE Asia)
      from Herald Sun - 14 November 2003
      Holden Monaro Pontiac (GM) GTO
      Mitsubishi Magna Mitsubishi Diamante (USA)
      Mitsubishi Magna Mitsubishi Diamante (USA + Canada)
      from Herald Sun - 14 November 2003
      Subaru Liberty Subaru Legacy
         
        
      Tell me about other cousins 
       
      USA National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) 
      Crash tests conducted as part of NCAP, compliance testing and research.  These include frontal, front offset, rear and side impacts. 
        
      A database of crash test data can be found on their web pages.  The data files include at least one Australian made vehicle. 
        
       NHTSA Home page 
       Vehicle Crash Test Database page 
       Download Datafiles here 
        
      Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) 
      IIHS carries out crashworthiness evaluations,  low-speed crash tests, head restraint ratings and other studies.  The crashworthiness evaluations includes some information on vehicle deformation (intrusion) but no information on vehicle crush. 
       
      Canada Transport Canada 
      No information of Crash Tests. 
        
      However, the Canadian Vehicle Specification System (CVS) - a database of  vehicle specifications (dimensions) - can be download at the CATAIR site. 
       
      Europe Euro NCAP 
        - Department of Transportation, Swedish National Road Administration and others. 
        
      Euro NCAP web site provides information on tests carried out. 
      Availability of crush information not known. 
       
      Japan National Organization for Automotive Safety & Victims' Aid (OAS) 
      (OSA is a Government affiliated organisation) 
        
      Conducts Safety Performance Comparison Tests on the higher selling vehicles in Japan. These tests include brake performance and frontal collision crashworthiness.  Detailed results are available for the brake and crash tests, although these are similar to the standard NCAP published data.  Availability of crush information not known.  
       
      Other Sources Other published sources of Crash Test Data include:  
      • Neptune Engineering (individual test data for sale)

        • An updated Vehicle Interchange List (Sisters & Clones List) for free. 
         
      • Engineering Dynamics Corporation 

        • "Vehicle Crush Stiffness Coefficients For Model Years 1970-1984, With Damage Profile Supplement," Engineering Dynamics Corp., Beaverton, OR, August, 1987. 
        (also check dimensional and stiffness data is includes with HVE and HVE-2D) 
      • Accident Reconstruction Journal
      • Accident Reconstruction Quarterly
       
       

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      Last modified on 19 September 2007 by Andrew Brown