Crash reconstructionist/forensic engineer Aaron Kiefer continues to develop his ideas for an innovative side/rear underride guard to protect all vulnerable victims from deadly truck underride.
Aaron has identified new materials to make his design stronger, more effective at preventing underride, and user-friendly for the truck drivers. The only thing is that he is doing this work on his own time aside from his regular job of reconstructing crash scenes. He turned to us to ask if we could help him raise some money for his upcoming side guard crash test so that he can prove that his invention will save lives.
You can help Aaron purchase the necessary materials for his next crash test. Our current goal is to raise $3,000* by early next year.
Donate at the ALMFTS website here which our family set up for traffic safety research through our 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, AnnaLeah & Mary for Truck Safety.
We received our IRS letter of approval in 2015 and are listed as a non-profit with Guidestar: http://www.guidestar.org/profile/47-4379503
* Crash Test Materials Include the Following:
- $500 would buy the necessary polyester webbing (12,000 lb/in), which gives Aaron’s invention unusual strength.
- $500 more would buy the car to crash — a Malibu
- $500 more would buy the rear reinforcement aluminum plate and water jet cutting
- $500 more would allow Aaron to purchase the aluminum extrusion for reinforcement/rear guard connector
- $500 additional would pay for the FRP panel (2 x 190 ft rolls). Just today, Aaron had a sample of this plastic panel successfully sewn together with the polyester webbing — a good sign that this design, with these materials, could provide a strong innovative option for side underride protection on large trucks for pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and passenger vehicles.
- $3,000 TOTAL would allow Aaron to purchase the entire CRASH TEST SET: Panel/webbing/aluminum/assembly/labor (industrial sewing)
Please share this post so others can join in this vital effort to make affordable and effective side guards available to the trucking industry. Thank you!
