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Article: A CRASH COURSE IN VEHICLE SAFETY.(LOCAL)
- Article from:
- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2009
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Byline: DAVID STEINKRAUS The (Racine) Journal Times
MILWAUKEE -- If ever there was a place to convince you of the need for careful driving it is this one, tucked into a pair of nondescript buildings in an obscure corner on the grounds of the Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center.
The crumpled cars are a clue even before you step inside the long, high shed where 471 feet of concrete track ends in a collision chamber lined with concrete blocks to contain the energy of colliding vehicles. With the summer driving season's unofficial kickoff this weekend, with the likelihood of more people driving to nearby vacations in this economically troubled year, it's ...