crash testing
Lutz agrees with McElroy, calls for moratorium on U.S. crash test standards

Click above to view video of the 2008 Smart fortwo crash test
Ghastly! Saab may have used human cadavers for safety research

Vägverket, the Swedish Road Administration, is reporting that General Motors used ten human cadavers for crash research. While it isn't clear which GM vehicle hosted the corpses on their one-way trip into a wall, a spokesman for Vägverket said it was most likely the Saab brand. The spokesman was also quick to point out that all of the cadavers were people "who had donated their own bodies." (Well, that is comforting to know!)
read more »New York '08 Preview: Ford featuring crash-tested Taurus

Click above to view high-res gallery of crash-tested Ford Taurus
