Don't miss this unique event hosted by the NAFA Nation's Capital and Old Dominion local networking groups on August 20! Attendees will get to watch and experience the crash of a brand-new vehicle, complete with "dummies," all wired up to measure the crash's impact on human beings. Get up close and personal with the changes in vehicle safety design over the decades.
This year's event will also include a short presentation on IIHS-HLDI's vision for a 30% reduction in road deaths by 2030. The Institutes will work toward its 30x30 vision by focusing on three areas — reducing risky behavior, accelerating commercial vehicle safety and extending safety to everyone. Accelerating commercial vehicle safety is a central component. Their goal is to encourage manufacturers to improve the safety of commercial vehicles while giving fleets the information they need to select vehicles that can help protect their drivers and the communities they serve. This year IIHS began evaluating cargo vans and Class 3 pickups, which have a gross vehicle weight rating from 10,001 to 14,000 pounds. In the coming years, the institutes plan to build on this success by testing heavier vehicles and evaluate side underride guards, which few trailers currently have. In parallel to the vehicle testing and research that IIHS is conducting, their sister organization, HLDI, has begun to curate insurance loss data for commercial vehicles to bolster research on commercial vehicle crashes and countermeasures.
This is a limited capacity event and once capacity has been met - no additional registrations will be available.
What: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Crash Test and Tour
When: August 20
Where: 988 Dairy Road, Ruckersville, VA 22968
Time: Please arrive by 9:30 a.m.
Special Requirement: Closed toe shoes are required to observe the crash test. Recommended attire is business casual - jeans are OK!
Registration Fee: There is no fee to attend the crash test and tour - but registration is required
Agenda
9:30 a.m. – Check in and networking
10:00 -10:30 a.m. – Presentation on the 30X30 and the commercial vehicles
10:35 - 11:25 a.m. – VRC Tour
11:30 a.m. – Crash Test / Group photo
12:15 p.m. – Departure
** Those interested in sharing information to carpool to this event - will be able to indicate that as part of the registration process.