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Special Crash Investigations (SCI)

The SCI program is the agency's sole resource for examining the safety impact of rapidly changing technology (such as air bags and alternative fuel systems) and for exploring alleged or potential vehicle defects. It helps the agency achieve its performance goals by responding to crash investigation requests from internal agency customers (Safety Performance Standards, Safety Assurance, and Research and Development), and by fostering improvements in new technologies to enhance traffic safety

SCI data are critical to understanding real-world motor vehicle crash performance and the injury risk as a function of crash severity. Data are obtained for comparison of these risks from assessment of the damage to crash involved motor vehicles, assessment of the performance of motor vehicle occupant safety devices such as air bags, and documentation of injuries sustained by crash victims.

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