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Our 2nd Münsteraner Crashday and 5th expert seminar for accident reconstruction took place last Thursday and Friday. Participants were presented a wide range of current topics in accident reconstruction. We would like to sincerely thank all spokesmen. In addition, crash tests are always a special aspect to our seminars. These two seminars officially ended this year’s seminar season. Seminar dates for 2017 will be announced on our website within the coming weeks. We would also like to thank all participants for the confidence shown to us.

We would be delighted to welcome you here again at CTS in the coming year.

This year, CTS organises for the second time the Münsteraner Crash day. Taking place on the 22.09.16 is the practical seminar specially intended for the implementation of crash tests. Held on the following day (23.09.2016) at our crash facility will be the 5th seminar for accident reconstruction. This is aimed specifically at experts, insurers and employees in the area of analysis of road traffic accidents.

Detailed information can be found here.

We look forward to welcoming you!

There are currently around 70 new tests from Dynamic Test Center (CH) in our CTS-crash test database. DTC have reconstructed a large variety of different impulse and collision situations, which are now available for download.

We were pleased to welcome around 20 participants from the German Police University last Thursday during a company visit at our crash test facility here in Münster-Wolbeck. Besides a guided tour of our crash facility and a short presentation regarding the scope of work at CTS, the attendees had the opportunity to be present during a live crash test. 

The extension of the offices of Accidenta and crashtest-service is ready and the relocation work is now complete. Our team now have the use of more modern and multifunctional rooms. In addition to the new offices is also a further seminar room which provides capacity for up to 70 people. 

For this year’s expert seminar for accident reconstruction we welcomed around 120 participants here in Münster-Wolbeck. Judges, public prosecutors, official attorneys, road traffic specialist lawyers and police officers were provided with a widely diversified seminar programme with the key focus on administrative offences. The seminar, that took place now for the fifth time, was rounded off with a spectacular crash test.

We wish to all a peaceful and joyful festive period and a good start into the New Year.

Available now on our CTS YouTube Channel are a selection of crash tests videos. Here you can find edited video clips in particular from Standard crash tests and Ureko crash test attempts. These exemplarily selected videos show only a fraction of the wide spectrum of impact configurations and crash test possibilities realisable at our crash testing facility.

Since August, the CTS-building extension construction work has been in full swing. The extension offers space for additional offices and a large seminar room. The knocking through of the walls to the existing office building is currently taking place. We are already looking forward to the completion of the extension at the beginning of next year.

At our Expert-Seminar for Accident Reconstruction on Friday we welcomed over 90 participants. The seminar took place meanwhile now for the fourth time and offered the participating experts from all over Germany a broadly diversified portfolio of expert lectures on the latest knowledge in accident reconstruction. The seminar was rounded off with a spectacular high speed crash test and subsequent occupant recovery by the fire service.

Last Thursday took place for the first time the Münsteraner Crash Day at our crash facility. At this seminar premiere we were delighted to welcome around 60 participants. The Praxis Crash Day was specifically organised with the performance of crash tests. Here, the participants had the possibility to partake in crash test attempts themselves, install their own measurement technology and to implement their own crash test wishes. Due to the outstanding response, a Crash Day will be held again next year. 

For the first time a CTS –Team entered this year’s relay marathon in Münster. Up against internal competition team “Pension Schmidt”, the mission was to conquer the marathon route which led through Gievenbeck, Roxel, Nienberge and the city centre. At the finish line emerged our CTS-relay team as the clear winners of the internal dual. The day was rounded off with our winning relay heroes and fans and friends in Münsters „Bun-Bites-Beef” restaurant.

The crashtest-service GmbH was pleased with the visit of the Lord Mayor Markus Lewe last Tuesday.  After the Lord Mayor close witnessed a live crash test, the round discussed on safety at Muenster´s streets. In particular, ways to avoid turning maneuvers and the safety of children in road traffic have been discussed.
 

Last Tuesday we proudly welcomed approx. 15 students accompanied by Dr. Mohler from RWTH Aachen. In addition to a tour of our crash test centre, the students were able to attend lectures on accident reconstruction and see a live crash test. 

On 16.03.2015 the first Road Blocker this year was tested at our crash test facility. The Road Blocker met the ASTM F2656 07 standard directly. An impressive crash video from this test and other crash tests are available to watch on our Youtube Channel. 

We are delighted over the addition of new crash tests from the GDV (Gesamtverband der Deutschen Versicherungswirtschaft e.V. GDV) in our database.

We wish to all a peaceful and joyful festive period and a good start into the New Year.

At years end took place with us the first accredited crash test with a high-security bollard. Moreover, being the first time that such an attempt in Germany to be successfully carried out according to PAS 68.

Last Thursday at our crash test facility we carried out a crash attempt in accordance with DIN EN 12767. Tested was a system for measuring speed and / or red light monitoring - which successfully fulfilled the requirements of the Standard. A video of the crash test attempt is available here (click image to launch video). 

We are pleased to welcome you to our newly designed website - naturally with a modern responsive web design, i.e. optimal viewing on all devices.
As standard, you will find here our extensive crash test database as well as the new overview of our services.