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ARC Network Crash Test for the Discovery Channel "Pile-Up": May 1999

The ARC Network held it's first crash test on May 5, 1999.

The crash test was held at KARCO Engineering (www.karco.com) in Adelanto, California. The crash involved a side impact between two 4-door sedans. The target car, a 1988 Chrysler La Baron, was positioned stationary and at a slight angle. The bullet car, a 1988 Pontiac 6000 LS, was head on at 50 mph. Each car also included anthropomorphic test devices (crash test dummies). The crash test was staged for KAOS to be used as part of their upcoming television special to be aired on the Discovery Channel later this year.

Download a preview of the crash: This is an AVI file (approx. 1.5mb)

Read Press Release regarding crash test

The ARC Network would like to thank the following for their support:

• KARCO Engineering
• Charles F. Plemons, Jr.: (323) 254-7667
• Ken Dale, D.O
• Bruce Palumbo

Below are the photographs that were taken at the crash test. Click on the image to view larger photograph.

Approach	Approach	Bullet Car Before	Bullet Car Before
Bullet Car Before	Target Car Before	Target Car Before	Target Car Before
Dummy in Target Car Before	Dummy in Bullet Car After	Dummy in Bullet Car After	Headstrike Bullet Car
Headstrike Bullet Car<	Target Car After	Target Car After	Target Car After
Target Car After	Target Car After	Target Car After	Bullet Car After
	Bullet Car After	Bullet Car After