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Copyright Robert W. Dickinson. Unauthorized use of this image without my express permission is a violation of copyright law.
Taken at the Pavilions Car Show on 10/1/21. Olympus E-M1X and Olympus 12-45mm f4.0 Pro lens with circular polarizer.
In back of the family VW microbus. Ca. 1960.
No seatbelts, standing in a moving car, metal seat tops. How did we survive?
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-334
AUTO SAFETY: Status of NHTSA's Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Pictured here is a Vince and Larry bumper sticker sponsored by NHTSA and the Ad Council that promoted safety belt use.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-334
AUTO SAFETY: Status of NHTSA's Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System
a) In some police jurisdictions, there may be too many police accident reports to be reviewed. In those instances, every other police accident report might be reviewed, depending on the number of reports.
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
From left to right, a 1970s Hybrid II and a 1980s Hybrid III crash test dummy on a van seat. These Anthropomorphic Testing Devices (ATD’s) have allowed the auto industry more accurately test the impact of an accident on the human body, which has resulted in the production of safer cars.
In the 1950s, crash test researchers began using anthropomorphic test devices, or ATDs -- better known as crash test dummies. Researchers and manufacturers continued to refine them through the 1960s. General Motors became an industry leader in designing ATD technology, like this 1970s model.
With 33 additional sensory channe ls than its predecessor, this 1980s crash test dummy represents a milestone in crash testing technology. Designed by General Motors, the Hybrid III is the only crash dummy currently approved by the U. S. Department of Transportation for federal testing requirements. Unlike the Hybrid II dummy, it simulates injuries to many parts of the body.
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-334
AUTO SAFETY: Status of NHTSA's Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System
Note: In 1991, NHTSA reduced the number of NASS-CDS PSUs from 36 to 24. In addition, according to NHTSA, during some years, the NASS-CDS sample included cases from other studies, which were then added to the annual number of NASS-CDS investigations. For example, from 2002–2004, an auto industry association paid NHTSA's contractors to collect NASS-CDS data at three additional PSUs. NHTSA's contractors were responsible for data collection and quality control, and the data from those crashes were collected in such a manner that they could also be added to the annual number of NASS-CDS investigations.
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
This image is excerpted from a U.S. GAO report:
www.gao.gov/products/GAO-15-334
AUTO SAFETY: Status of NHTSA's Redesign of Its Crashworthiness Data System
This first-generation model became the prototype for the three-point seat belts required in the U. S. beginning in 1974.
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
Malithi Fernando (Modeller/Analyst), James Moronge (Senior Lecturer, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies), Michael Wanyama (Executive Director Autosafety-Uganda), Elisabeth Windisch (Team Lead, QPA, ITF) and Vatsalya Sohu (Policy Analyst) posing with the Decarbonising Transport awards at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 20 May 2022.
Michael Wanyama (Executive Director, Autosafety-Uganda) posing with the Decarbonising Transport Award at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 20 May 2022.
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
In 1985, the U. S. Department of Transportation and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration partnered with the Ad Council to create a public awareness campaign aimed at motorists who didn’t buckle up. The fast-paced commercials featured crash test dummies Vince and Larry and used humor and negative example to show the consequences of rapid deceleration without seat belts. Actors portrayed the kinetic misadventures of Vince, an experienced crash dummy, and Larry, a relative newcomer. The persistent, thought-provoking theme was that only dummies neglect to wear seat belts. The harsh consequences of this choice were played out in slapstick and mechanical ballet that could be funny and shocking at the same
time. The collection consists of jumpsuits, heads, and severed limbs.
Watch video of Vince and Larry "crashing" the museum's donation ceremony:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oD6p1uGrOic
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
Required a driver to pass a breath alcohol test before starting the car and recorded the driver’s blood alcohol level. These devices represent a technological answer to the social problem of drunken driving. Designed by Guardian Interlock, they require a driver to pass a breath alcohol test before starting the car.
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Incorporated pass/fail technology. These devices represent a technological answer to the social problem of drunken driving. Designed by Guardian Interlock, they require a driver to pass a breath alcohol test before starting the car.
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Required a driver to pass a breath alcohol test before starting the car and downloaded a record of attempts to start the car. These devices represent a technological answer to the social problem of drunken driving. Designed by Guardian Interlock, they require a driver to pass a breath alcohol test before starting the car.
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These redesigned steering columns compressed on impact, preventing severe injuries to drivers during front-end collisions.
Before General Motors introduced energy-absorbing steering columns like this one, from a 1967 Chevrolet, the column often severely injured or even impaled drivers during front-end collisions. These redesigned steering columns compressed on impact and became standard in all General Motors cars manufactured that year.
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Guineng Chen (Transport Modeller/Analyst, ITF), Michael Wanyama (Wanyama Autosafety Initiatives, Uganda) and Malithi Fernando (Policy Analyst/Modeller, ITF) in conversation during the Presidency Reception at the International Transport Forum’s 2022 Summit on “Transport for Inclusive Societies” in Leipzig, Germany, on 18 May 2022.
John Voevodsky patented the Cyberlite in the 1970s. The rear-mounted flashing brake light shows a car’s rate of deceleration.
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Dr. Claire L. Straith, a reconstructive plastic surgeon, designed this dashboard pad to help reduce the number of cranial and facial injuries in auto accidents.
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Jonathan Stimson’s safety reflector was made for vehicles and road signs. The cube-shaped indentations within the object reflect light from any direction. )
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In 1959, Volvo introduced the three-point seat belt, a revolutionary design that combined a shoulder strap with a lap belt using a single latch. The concept corrected problems with lap belts by securing the upper body and girding the hips instead of the abdomen, thus preventing damage to passengers’ internal organs. This first-generation model, from a 1961 Volvo, was the prototype for three-point seat belts required in the U. S. beginning in 1974.
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Charles Adler’s spaceometer was designed to indicate the car lengths required for stopping at any given speed.
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(Photo by Frank Rogers)
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony Wednesday, June 4 about the Bush administration's proposed roof crush rule. The proposal is barely an improvement over the existing standard and won't do much to save lives. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook was among those asked to testify about the proposal.
Pictured is Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook.
Read more at Citizen Vox.
(Photo by Frank Rogers)
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony Wednesday, June 4 about the Bush administration's proposed roof crush rule. The proposal is barely an improvement over the existing standard and won't do much to save lives. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook was among those asked to testify about the proposal.
Pictured is Sen. Mark Pryor.
Read more at Citizen Vox.
(Photo by Frank Rogers)
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony Wednesday, June 4 about the Bush administration's proposed roof crush rule. The proposal is barely an improvement over the existing standard and won't do much to save lives. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook was among those asked to testify about the proposal.
Pictured is rollover crash victim David Garcia.
Read more at Citizen Vox.
(Photo by Joe Newman)
Public Citizen, the Center for Auto Safety and the Center for Injury Research called on the federal government to improve its rollover safety standard for vehicles. The groups held a news conference at the George Washington University to show how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "rollover" test is inadequate and outdated and is contributing to many of the 10,800 deaths a year in rollover crashes.
Learn more at citizenvox.org/2008/09/09/evidence-is-in-will-federal-aut....
Pictured is Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook, one of the nation's leading experts on auto safety.
: A young girl resting her head on a dashboard pad designed by Dr. Claire L. Straith. Straith’s dashboard pad helped reduce the number of cranial and facial injuries in auto accidents
Learn more in "National Museum of American History Collects 75 Years of Auto Safety": americanhistory.si.edu/news/pressrelease.cfm?key=29&n...
(Photo by Frank Rogers)
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony Wednesday, June 4 about the Bush administration's proposed roof crush rule. The proposal is barely an improvement over the existing standard and won't do much to save lives. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook was among those asked to testify about the proposal.
Read more at Citizen Vox.
(Photo by Frank Rogers)
The U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation heard testimony Wednesday, June 4 about the Bush administration's proposed roof crush rule. The proposal is barely an improvement over the existing standard and won't do much to save lives. Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook was among those asked to testify about the proposal.
Pictured is rollover crash victim David Garcia.
Read more at Citizen Vox.
(Photo by Joe Newman)
Public Citizen, the Center for Auto Safety and the Center for Injury Research called on the federal government to improve its rollover safety standard for vehicles. The groups held a news conference at the George Washington University to show how the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "rollover" test is inadequate and outdated and is contributing to many of the 10,800 deaths a year in rollover crashes.
Learn more at citizenvox.org/2008/09/09/evidence-is-in-will-federal-aut....
Pictured is Public Citizen President Joan Claybrook, one of the nation's leading experts on auto safety.