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Crash test dummies: 50 learners in L-exam prangs
Deadline News
SCOTTISH learner drivers have been involved in almost 50 crashes in the past five years – during their tests. Official figures show that since 2008, 46 rookie motorists managed to have an accident during their 45-minute driving examination.


 
New York Times
Who Made That Crash-Test Dummy?
New York Times
Before the modern dummy was invented, crash-testing relied on cadavers, animals, sandbags and the occasional human volunteer. In 1949, Maj. JP Stapp, an Air Force flight surgeon studying the “physiology of rapid deceleration,” wanted to test his rocket ...


 
New York Daily News
Volvo introduces pedestrian airbag
New York Daily News
It can only be launched at the relatively low speeds of 20 to 50 km per hour (12.4 to 31 mph) and has been tested on crash test dummies. The goal is to protect pedestrians during accidents, especially in situations in which they are thrown onto the ...


 
Seat from 1963 B-52 crash believed found in Maine
WGME
Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 45. Actress Brooke Smith is 45. Model Naomi Campbell is 42. Actress Anna Belknap is 40. Actress Alison Eastwood is 40. Singer Donell Jones is 39. Actor Sean Gunn is 38. Actress AJ Langer is 38.

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Safer Seatbelt for Adults and Children to be Crash Tested at the ARC-CSI Crash ...
Midland Daily News
Currently planned tests of CG-Lock Technology at the Conference include securing a pair of state-of-the-art “crash test dummies” in the rear seat of a crashing vehicle. One will be secured with a standard factory installed seatbelt adapted with the ...

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Auction claims to be selling vial of Reagan blood
WGME
Rock musician Dan Roberts (Crash Test Dummies) is 45. Actress Brooke Smith is 45. Model Naomi Campbell is 42. Actress Anna Belknap is 40. Actress Alison Eastwood is 40. Singer Donell Jones is 39. Actor Sean Gunn is 38. Actress AJ Langer is 38.

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USA TODAY (blog)
Video: Boeing 727 intentionally crashed in Mexican desert
USA TODAY (blog)
The jet was rigged with scientific sensors and experiments and flew with crash-test dummies in the passenger seats. The project aims to recreate a serious, but survivable, passenger jet crash landing with a real aircraft in order to allow an ...
Filmmakers crash Boeing 727 for scientific experimentmsnbc.com (blog)
The Discovery Channel Tests Jet Disasters With 727WebProNews
Boeing 727 crashed on purpose for science, televisionAOPA Pilot
Flightglobal -CNET
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