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The
Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists (TAARS) ventured into
planning and hosting a world class crash test and conference. Twenty-two
non-profit international accident reconstruction organizations collaborated
and staged the World Reconstruction Exposition 2000 (WREX 2000) in College
Station, Texas.
Approximately 500 reconstruction professionals converged to witness three
car-to-car and seventeen motorcycle collisions, skid testing and
tractor/trailer drag tests. In addition, conference attendees attended
their choice of a variety of specialized topics in the field of accident reconstruction.
Mr. Kelley Adamson was a member of the steering committee for the
WREX 2000 Conference. In addition, as chairman of the Accident
Investigation & Reconstruction Principles (AIRP) organization, was
responsible for coordinating and implementing the crash tests held at WREX
2000. Mr. Adamson authored and presented two topic papers, one on Critical
Speed and the other on Crash Test Protocol at the conference. Along with
other members of the AIRP, he co-authored a paper entitled “Seventeen
Motorcycle Crash Test into Vehicles and a Barrier” for the Society of
Automotive Engineers. The group of authors also presented the paper at the
Society of Automotive Engineers World Congress in March 2002. The same
co-authors are currently finalizing a paper on the WREX 2000 vehicle crash tests to be
presented at the SAE World Congress in March of 2004.
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