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profession interfaces with, as well as
those who could use our professional
services. We had some really positive
engagement and genuine interest on
what our members and institute offer.”
“I had a great day as did the nine or
so of my colleagues from LV= / Allianz
insurance that came along too,” said
Jason Russell, IAEA Membership
Of昀椀cer and LV= GI Engineer. “It was
nice speaking with some people who
used to be members that were looking
to come back into the IAEA, but also
some members that were happy to see
us there.
“I really enjoyed driving the Volvo
FH truck – that was probably my
highlight,” said Jason who added that
the 昀椀nal two impacts were “very eye
opening”.
LIGHTS, CAMERAS ACTION!
Camera such as the i-SPEED 5 Series
from iX Cameras capture “every
fragment, bounce, and twist” at 3,000
frames per second. The ITAI Crash
Day 2025 footage revealed violent
fragmentation and high-velocity
debris, rear-view dynamics of the
impact, vehicle launch trajectory and
multiple rebounds and airborne motion
following the collision.
Standby UK supplied and installed
advanced Telematics equipment on the
collision vehicles which provided critical
insights into vehicle performance
and movement, supporting accurate
accident reconstruction and deeper
contextual understanding.
“The ITAI Annual Crash Day
continues to be a cornerstone event
for professionals focused on traf昀椀c
accident investigation, and 2025 was
no exception,” said Standby UK. “It
provided a vital platform to showcase
new technologies and techniques
aimed at improving investigation
accuracy and road safety outcomes.
“Our involvement in ITAI 2025 is more
than just a technological contribution,
it’s a re昀氀ection of the value we place
in risk reduction and proactive support
for the traf昀椀c investigation community.
By providing both innovative hardware
and the expertise of our team, Standby
UK continues to enable investigators
to carry out their work with greater
precision and con昀椀dence.”
PASSIVE SAFETY
Exhibitors included passively safe
products and other safety related
products and services, such as
BlincLight and KerbedIT and the low
level LATTIX Gantry had installed
on the track. This assembly was set
up to support pedestrian dummies
to be used for some of the crashes.
“Full height versions of this gantry are
commonly used across Scandinavia
to support overhead traf昀椀c signs and
signals,” explained Passive Safety UK.
THE PASSIVE SAFETY UK CRASH
AND LECTURE PROGRAMME
Crash 1: A passively safe
high-capacity aluminium post:
manufactured by Hydro Pole Products
UK: impacting a saloon car into the
right-hand post of this eight-metre high
sign assembly. Despite its strength and
ability to help hold up the large sign,
the post will break away upon impact,
without transferring unacceptable
deceleration forces upon the vehicle
occupants. A subsequent lecture
on the design of these posts was
presented by Ian McDonald of Hydro.
Crash 3: A passively safe signals/
communications cabinet: impacting
a saloon car into this item, which
will shear off without transferring
unacceptable deceleration forces upon
the vehicle occupants. A subsequent
lecture on the development of
this cabinet was presented by Ben
Ritherdon of Ritherdon & Co.
Crash 5: A traditional, non-passively
safe signals/communications cabinet.
For comparison, there was also a test
impacting a saloon car into a traditional
alternative to the previous cabinet,
so that the difference in relation to
vehicle behaviour, deceleration and
potential intrusion into the passenger
compartment can be observed.
Crash 9: A steel non-passive 168mm
diameter Circular Hollow Section
(CHS). For comparison with the earlier
crash into the hydro aluminium HCP
post, a test impacting a saloon car into
a traditional steel post was conducted,
so that the difference in relation to
vehicle behaviour, deceleration and
potential intrusion into the passenger
compartment and subsequent injuries
could be observed.
Crash 11: A test impacting a saloon
car into the rear of an HGV, intended
to simulate a stopped works vehicle,
with the intention of showing the
unacceptable deceleration forces
transferred to the vehicle occupants in
such a collision. “The importance of
using vehicle mounted attenuators, or
crash cushions, cannot be overstated,”
said the Passive Safety UK team.
“These can prevent the likelihood of
serious injury, both to the occupants
of the impacting vehicle and to the
roadworkers inside the works vehicle.”
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