Crash
Safety Research Center
As the only university-owned crash-testing facility
in the northeastern United States, the Crash Safety
Research Center (CSRC) investigates crashworthiness. The
center provides researchers with the means to analyze
issues related to occupant safety and crash-related
injuries; vehicle and highway apparatus design, testing,
and analysis; and crash-related data and literature.
CSRC also offers educational and training opportunities
for students, transportation officials, and the public.
CSRC, which is under the direction of PTI’s Vehicle
Systems and Safety program and the Transportation
Infrastructure Program, allows Penn State and PTI to
respond to growing interest on the part of industry, the
research community, and the public toward crash safety
issues.
The Federal Highway Administration has included CSRC
on its list of crash centers that comply with the
testing guidelines set forth in National Cooperative
Highway Research Program Report Number 350. The center’s
increased capabilities will be used to further benefit
the research community, transportation-related agencies
and industries, vehicle manufacturers, and the public.
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