The Automotive Crash Injury Research Center was founded in 1952 by John O. Moore at the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, which spun off in 1972 as
Calspan Corporation.
It pioneered the use of
crash testing, originally using corpses rather than
dummies. The project discovered that improved door locks, energy-absorbing steering wheels, padded dashboards, and seat belts could prevent an extraordinary percentage of injuries.
[ The project led ]Liberty Mutual
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to fund the building of a demonstration Cornell Safety Car in 1956, which received national publicity and influenced carmakers.
See also
* Research at Cornell University
References
External links
{{Commons category-inline, Cornell-Liberty Safety Car, Cornell Safety Car
Cornell University
Automotive safety