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Event Date(s): 03/23/1994 | Event Location(s): Today New York Studio;East Liberty;Washington D C;Ohio | Description: CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA DIRECTOR GILLIS DISCUSSES CAR CRASH TESTING IN LIVE IN STUDIO INTERVIEW CONSUMER FEDERATION OF AMERICA DIRECTOR GILLIS SAYS THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FACILITY IS WHERE THE GOVERNMENT TEST CRASHES CARS; ADDS THE GOVERNMENT CHOSE A 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY; AND STATES THE GOVERNMENT TESTS ABOUT 35-40 CARS PER YEAR. EJ: CLIPS OF CAR COMMERCIALS FOR THE FORD MUSTANG CONVERTIBLE; MITSUBISHI GALANT; DODGE CARAVAN; AND OLDSMOBILE ACHIEVA SEEN. AIR BAGS INSIDE CAR DEPLOY. IN INTERVIEW TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY PENA SAYS SAFETY SELLS& WANTS TO GIVVE PEOPLE THE BEST INFORMATION POSSIBLE. IN EAST LIBERTY; OHIO; AT THE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH FACILITY A CAR CRASHES INTO WALL DURING TESTING. IN INTERVIEW PENA SAYS THERE IS A RELATION BETWEEN CONSUMERS& AUTO MANUFACTURERS CREATING SAFER CARS. CLOSE UP OF DOOR OF TEST CAR 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY SEEN. IN INTERVIEW NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC& SAFETY ADM (NHTSA) INFORMATION CHIEF QUARLES SAYS THEY TAKE SIMILAR VEHICLES BASED ON SIZE; PRICE; AND SAFETY; AND NARROW IT DOWN TO 20 OR 30 CARS. CLIP FROM A TOYOTA CAMRY COMMERCIAL SEEN. OVERHEAD SHOT FROM FRONT OF TEST CAR AS DUMMIES HIT DEPLOYED AIR BAGS SEEN. IN INTERVIEW QUARLES SAYS HE WANTS TO SEE THE VEHICLES CRUSHED SO THAT THE CAR TAKES THE IMPACT RATHER THAN THE OCCUPANTS. PANNING SHOT OF VARIOUS DUMMIES USED IN TESTING SEEN. A PERSON WORKING ON DUMMYS HEAD; AND A DUMMYS HEAD IS CRASH TESTED FOR IMPACT RESISTANCE SEEN. IN INTERVIEW ENGINEER STULTZ SAYS EACH COMPONENT IS CHECKED AS A STANDARD. A DUMMYS HEAD BEING TESTED SEEN. STULTZ SAYS THE PURPOSE IS TO GATHER DATA ON WHETHER OR NOT A REAL PERSON WOULD BE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT. AN OBJECT HITS DUMMY IN CHEST DURING TESTS. WORKERS INSIDE& OUTSIDE CAR DURING PREPARATIONS FOR TESTING. PANNING SHOT OF DATA RECORDING EQUIPMENT; AN OPEN ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF CAR; CLOSE UP OF DECALS; FOCUSING IN ON AN ANALYSIS CAMERA; PANNING SHOT OF WIRES LEADING TO TEST CAR; CAR NEXT TO CONCRETE BARRIER WALL; AND TESTING EQUIPMENT AIMED AT CAR SEEN. SHOTS OF WORKERSSETTING UP CAMERAS; CAMERAS ON CEILING; AND CAMERAS BELOW WHERE CAR WILL CRASH SEEN. ENGINEER MARKUSIC SETTING UP DUMMY IN PASSENGER SEAT SEEN. DUMMYS SEEN WITH COLOR-COATED CHALK ON HEADS; AND AIR BAGS WITH CHALK ON THEM SEEN. MAN WITH HEADPHONES ON TALKS FROM CONTROL ROOM. TEST CAR TRAVELS DOWN SNOWY TRACK; AND CAR HITS BARRIER WALL. SLOW-MOTION SHOTS OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYING& DUMMYS HITTING THEM AFTER COLLISION SEEN. SEAT BELTS TENSIONING DURING CRASH; AND IMPACT FROM UNDERNEATH CAR SEEN. CRASHED TEST CAR IS SUSPENDED FOR INSPECTION; AND CLOSE UP OF FLUID LEAK ON GROUND SEEN. MAN WORKING EQUIPMENT; AND PANNING SHOT TO SUSPENDED TEST CAR SEEN. IN WASHINGTON D C SHOTS OF MEN LOOKING AT DATA RESULTS ON COMPUTERS AFTER TESTING IS COMPLETED. IN INTERVIEW PENA SAYS HE WAS UNAWARE OF A LOT OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT; AND ADDS HE WANTS INFORMATION TO GO OUT TO CONSUMERS. DARKNESS INSIDE CRASH TEST AREA; AND LIGHTS TURN ON& TEST CAR CRASHES INTO WALL. 8:14:49 GRAPHIC SUPERED 1994 TOYOTA CAMRY WITH DRIVERS INJURY STATISTICS SEEN. 8:15:35 NHTSA AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE& 1-800-424-9393 NUMBER SEEN. RESTRICTED FOOTAGE; CONTACT ARCHIVES FOR REUSE OR REBROADCAST TA; EJ=5:04 Producers: NBC