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Article: SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY PATROL INTRODUCES ROLLOVER CRASH SIMULATOR
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 28 -- The South Carolina Department of Public Safety issued the following news release:
The South Carolina Highway Patrol announces that it has added a new tool to help demonstrate the importance of safety belts to occupants especially in rollover crashes.
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a $34,000 grant to the Highway Patrol for the simulator. The simulator illustrates the effect of a low-speed rollover crash using an adult and child dummy.
The cab of a truck is mounted to a trailer and when the trooper activates the simulator, the cab rotates at a speed of 15-17 mph. The demonstration at first shows what happens in a rollover ...