Editing Crash test (section)

== Data collection ==
[[File:POLO1a.JPG|thumb|Crash test graphics]]
[[File:V04968P052.jpg|thumb|[[Crash test dummy]] left paraplegic after a severe oblique crash test inside a 1997 [[Geo Metro]]]]

Crash tests are conducted under rigorous [[scientific]] and [[safety]] [[standardisation|standards]]. Each crash test is very expensive so the maximum amount of [[data]] must be extracted from each test. Usually, this requires the use of high-speed data-acquisition, at least one [[wikt:triaxial|triaxial]] [[accelerometer]] and a [[crash test dummy]], but often includes more.

Some organizations that conduct crash tests include [[Calspan]], an independent test laboratory in Buffalo, NY. As a result of the capabilities and expertise at Calspan, Calspan has been awarded 5 year contracts by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to execute for the NHTSA FMVSS No. 214, Side Impact Protection Compliance Testing, FMVSS No. 301 Fuel System Integrity, and FMVSS No. 305 Electric Powered Vehicles: Electrolyte Spillage and Electrical Shock Protection vehicle crash tests. Calspan also holds the NHTSA contracts for executing New Car Assessment Program crash tests.

Also, the [[Monash University]] department of [[civil engineering]] routinely conducts crash tests for the purposes of [[roadside barrier]] safety and design.