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Midwest Roadside Safety Facility

Ron Faller, left, and Bob Bielenberg, right, explain various test areas of the facility to the NASCAR tour group. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Logan Jacobsen, sophomore in mechanical engineering major, shares the front seats with a crash test dummy during a slow speed check of the steering cable. Jacobsen was "driving" to operate the brakes during the non-crash part of the test. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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A crash dummy awaits its fate in the test. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Pins anchor the nuts and bolts holding down the guide for the steering cable. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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The test truck is pushed into position. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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A crash test dummy awaits its turn in the facility garage. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Alex Russell, a testing and maintenance technician, who has worked at the facility for 22 years since completing his undergrad degree, stretches the cable to get out the slack before it is attached to the test truck. The boom in the background will be used to film the test from overhead. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Rows of previous test cars and trucks sit behind the facility. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Jim Holloway unwinds Ethernet cable to connect the high speed camera set to record the crash test to computers in their trailer. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Jim Holloway checks the aim on a high speed camera set to record the crash test. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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The test truck is pulled by cable down the tarmac and into the barrier being tested. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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High speed cameras are used to record the test from all angles. Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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Test of bull-nose barrier for use in medians to protect cars from overpass columns. Test was at university's Midwest Roadside Safety Facility at the Lincoln airport. June 5, 2018. Photo by Craig Chandler / University Communication.

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