Calspan's Crash Data Research Center (CDRC) has been a trusted contractor to the United States Department of Transportation since the 1950's, performing research studies and analysis for a myriad of crash research projects and programs. CDRC is currently responsible for the collection and analysis of crash data for approximately 30,000 crashes annually in support of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's National Automotive Sampling System (NASS). CDRC has highly skilled, experienced crash investigators. CDRC also teaches crash investigation techniques including the interpretation and documentation of physical evidence at crash scenes.

CDRC HIGHWAY SAFETY RESEARCH PROJECTS:
  • Occupant protection
  • Crash causation, reconstruction and analysis
  • Vehicle dynamics
  • Occupant kinematics
  • Injury severity, injury sourcing and injury mitigation
  • Highway roadside characteristics and guardrail design
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
  • Crash investigation
  • Vehicle and scene evidence documentation
  • Associated crash causal factor analysis
  • Defect analysis
  • Crashworthiness evaluation
  • Safety system performance
  • Injury assessment, coding, and source determination