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 (0 vote) Assembly Tips For Model Trucks
by Victor Epand. Have you seen all the model trucks that are available for children? You know, the ones that are made of wood and have very little moving parts? These models can be a perfect project for those days when you need something to help keep the little ones busy and want to make it a family project. If this sounds like just the thing that you are looking for then you will need to pick up a few items befo... products, articles
- (0 vote) Building Model Trucks As A Lifelong Hobby
by Victor Epand. Believe it or not building model trucks can be a very fun hobby. There are many people who think that there is not much to being able to build a model. They think it is a simple as buying it, putting it together with a little bit of glue and boom you are done. Fortunately those who love to build models know much better than this. It is a very personal hobby that can only grow with time. Beginners... products, articles
- (0 vote) Model Trucks And Their Rise And Fall
by Victor Epand. There is a silent epidemic going on and hardly anyone realizes it is happening. Model trucks are slowly disappearing from popularity and the only people to realize it are the modelers who build them. With the rise of oil prices has come a rise in production costs for polystyrene models. It is not normally realized that petroleum is tied into plastics manufacturing. Gas prices shooting out the roo... products, articles
- (0 vote) Displaying Your Miniature Model Trucks
by Victor Epand. Model collecting can be an excellent way to spend your time. It is an interesting hobby and can help you clear your mind. It is also a great way to relieve your stress. It can take up a good deal of your time and can take up a bit of space as well. With miniatures there is no exceptions. There are, however, many benefits to collecting miniatures that one might not realize if they are considering ... products, articles
- (0 vote) How To Whittle Wooden Model Trucks
by Victor Epand. For as long as can be remembered there have been wooden models. This includes model trucks as well. There have been granddads whittling pieces of wood to make model trucks for as long as trucks have been around. Little did he know that he was helping to carry on a tradition that is age old? It is not very hard to learn to whittle however it can take a good deal of practice to pick up all the spec... products, articles
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In the 50 years since US insurers organized the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, car crashworthiness has improved. Demonstrating this was a crash test conducted on Sept. 9 between a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air and a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu. In a real-world collision similar to this test, occupants of the new model would fare much better than in the vintage Chevy.
"It was night and day, the difference in occupant protection," says Institute president Adrian Lund. What this test shows is that automakers don't build cars like they used to. They build them better."
The crash test was conducted at an event to celebrate the contributions of auto insurers to highway safety progress over 50 years. Beginning with the Institute's 1959 founding, insurers have maintained the resolve, articulated in the 1950s, to "conduct, sponsor, and encourage programs designed to aid in the conservation and preservation of life and property from the hazards of highway accidents."
A decade after the Institute was founded, insurers directed this organization to begin collecting data on crashes and the cost of repairing vehicles damaged in crashes. To lead this work and the Institute's expanded research program, insurers named a new president, William Haddon Jr., who already was a pioneer in the field of highway safety. In welcoming Dr. Haddon, Thomas Morrill of State Farm said "the ability to bring unbiased scientific data to the table is extremely valuable." This scientific approach, ushered in by Dr. Haddon, is a hallmark of Institute work. It's why the Institute launched the Highway Loss Data Institute in 1972 — to collect and analyze insurance loss results to provide consumers with model-by-model comparisons.
Another Institute milestone was the 1992 opening of the Vehicle Research Center. Since then, the Institute has conducted much of the research that has contributed to safer vehicles on US roads. At the anniversary event, current Institute chairman Gregory Ostergren of American National Property and Casualty summed up a commitment to continue what fellow insurers began in 1959: "On this golden anniversary of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, we celebrate this organization's accomplishments toward safer drivers, vehicles, and roadways. We salute the vision of the Institute's founders and proudly continue their commitment to highway safety."
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