FOIL Test Number 98S003

1. Report No. FHWA-RD-99-025	2. Government Accession No.	3. Recipient’s Catalog No.
4. Title and Subtitle 35-km/h BROADSIDE CRASH TEST OF A 1994 CHEVROLET C2500 AND A VALMONT INDUSTRIES SLIP AWAY LIGHTING STANDARD: FOIL TEST NUMBER 98S003		5. Report Date November 1998
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7. Author(s) Christopher M. Brown		8. Performing Organization Report No.
9. Performing Organization Name and Address MiTech Incorporated 8484 Georgia Avenue, Suite 950 Silver Spring, MD 20910		10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) 3A5F3142
		11. Contract or Grant No. DTFH61-94-C-00008
12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address Office of Safety and Traffic Operations R&D Federal Highway Administration 6300 Georgetown Pike McLean, VA 22101-2296		13. Type of Report and Period Covered Test Report, February 1998
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15. Supplementary Notes Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR)- Richard King, HSR-20
16. Abstract This report contains the test procedures followed and the test results from one broadside crash test between a Chevrolet C2500 pickup truck and a Valmont Industries Slip Away lighting standard. This lighting standard is currently used on the National Highway System (NHS) in several States. The test was conducted at the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Outdoor Impact Laboratory (FOIL) located at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) in McLean, Virginia. This was a repeat test of the previously conducted FOIL test number 97S012. During test 97S012, the instrumented dummy fell over during vehicle acceleration. The test needed to be repeated in order to obtain useful dummy data. The results from this broadside crash test are similar to the results from an identical crash test conducted at 50 km/h. The results from the 50-km/h test and the previously conducted FOIL test can be found in the reports, 35-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 97S012 and 50-km/h Broadside Crash Test of a 1994 Chevrolet C2500 and a Valmont Industries Slip Away Lighting Standard: FOIL Test Number 97S015.
17. Key Words Chevrolet, C2500 pickup, Valmont lighting, broadside, head injury criteria, FEM, FOIL		18. Distribution Statement No restrictions. This document is available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161.
19. Security Classif. (of this report) Unclassified	20. Security Classif. (of this page) Unclassified	21. No. of Pages 89	22. Price