2008 ARC-CSI Conference DVD

The complete 2008 ARC-CSI Crash Conference DVD will be included in Volume 3, Issue 2 of Collision Magazine. The data DVD includes speaker presentations, photos, videos, collected crash data and programs for viewing data files.

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CRASH TESTING SUMMARY

Crash Test #1

Scenario: Motorcycle to Car.

Bullet: 1989 Yamaha (Sport)

Target: 1989 Honda Civic CRX

Impact Speed: 22.3 MPH

Crash Test #2, 2a, 2b

Scenario: PIT Maneuver

Vehicle: 2002 Ford Crown Victoria

Testing examined PIT applied at 35-40 mph to both sides of the same car and to capture the effect in the PIT-ed occupant.

Crash Test #3

Scenario: Car to Pedestrian

Vehicle: 1998 Chevy Malibu

Impact Speed: 32.9 MPH

Crash Test #4

Scenario: Car to Car

Vehicles: 2002 Ford Crown Victoria and 1989 Honda Civic

Testing: Examine acceleration across the car parallel to the Y axis with an off-X axis impact.

Crash Test #5

Scenario: Motorcycle to Car.

Bullet: 1985 Yamaha Cruiser

Target: 1984 Dodge B250 Van

Impact Speed: 28 MPH

Crash Test #6

Scenario: Bus to Car

Bullet: Bus (Delta-V -5.3 MPH)

Target: 1996 Kia Sephia (Delta-V 26 MPH)

Delta-V Ratio: 4.9:1
Weight Ratio: 5:1

Testing: Examined significant mass ratios and momentum applications. Also examined measured effect on occupants of the bus in the crash.

Crash Test #7

Scenario: Car to Van

Bullet: 2000 Dodge Intrepid

Target: 1984 Dodge B250 Van

Testing: An examination of significant secondary contact as it relates to a momentum analysis. Also an examination of rotational mechanics in collision analysis.

Collision Publishing would like to extend a very special thank you to Jim Byrne and the North Las Vegas Police Department for all of their past and present support of the ARC-CSI Crash Conferences.

North Las Vegas Police

Rusty Haight of Collision Safety
Institute (left) and
Jim Byrne of NLVPD (right)

We would also like to extend a special thanks to the following:

Clark Whitney - Quality Towing
Adam Kolkman - Quality Towing
Chief Gillespie - N. Las Vegas Fire Dept.
Kevin Brame - N. Las Vegas Fire Dept.
Stephen Blaich - N. Las Vegas Fire Dept.
Charlie Furtsun - N. Las Vegas PD garage
Ric Trimble - N. Las Vegas Fleet Manager

This year's ARC-CSI Crash Conference was covered live by all major network news stations including FOX (seen below), NBC, CBS and ABC.

Fox 5 News Live Mobile Newsroom

NBC News 3 Live Mobile Newsroom

2008 ARC-CSI Crash Conference
June 2-5, 2008
Las Vegas, NV
Palace Station Hotel
Approved for 27 ACTAR CEU's

View the Photo Slideshow from 2008 ARC-CSI Crash Day

The 2008 ARC-CSI Crash Conference was attended by more than 250 professionals from around the world. The conference featured nine fully instrumented and documented crash tests at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and 12 industry experts spoke on various topics, most of which related directly to the crash testing. In addition, this year we held three workshops that focused on using the information obtained during the crash testing and integrating it with real-world accident reconstruction techniques. The crash testing was conducted at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and all conference presentations were held at the Palace Station Hotel and Casino.

Everyone attending the conference was able to video,
photograph and inspect the crashes after they were conducted.

Crash testing for the conference was conducted by Jud Welcher and Brian Randles of Biomechanical Research and Testing (BRT), proven leaders in the field of human subject crash testing together with Rusty Haight of Collision Safety Institute and Brad Muir from the Ontario Provincial Police. Together, BRT and CSI have conducted more than 200 crash tests over the years and have set the standard in conference crash test conduct together with data collection and distribution.

YouTube video of Crash Test #1 - impact speed 22.3 MPH
Shot in hgih-speed video (slow motion)

YouTube video of Crash Test #5 - impact speed 28 MPH
Shot in hgih-speed video (slow motion)

The ARC-CSI Crash Conference

The ARC-CSI Crash Conference sets the standard for excellence in crash testing and conference proceedings. There is no other Conference like it! No where else can you witness fully instrumented, documented, live, full scale crash testing and other pertinent demonstrations first hand, attend presentations by recognized leaders in their field, and then leave with all the crash data, photos and video of the testing, copies of presentations for later review, related documents and reference material in hand, right then, at the conference conclusion.

ARC-CSI Crash Conferences
You won't find a better opportunity for quality training,
networking and practical experience anywhere!

Speakers/Topics

Workshops

2008 ARC-CSI Exhibitors

Thank You

Collision Publishing would like to thank all the attendees, speakers and exhibitors for making this crash conference a success! We had a great time meeting everybody and learning from industry experts.

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