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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1974 |
| Type | Agency of higher education Automobile crash test facility |
| Headquarters | 2200 Vine Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States |
| Employees | 51 (2022) |
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| Parent agency | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| Website | http://mwrsf.unl.edu |
The Midwest Roadside Safety Facility (commonly referred to as Midwest and abbreviated as MwRSF) is a research organization in Lincoln, Nebraska that conducts automotive crash testing. MwRSF is operated by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (NU) and researches highway design and safety with a particular emphasis on safety performance evaluations of roadside appurtenances. Since its establishment in 1974, the facility has evaluated existing barriers and frequently developed new design concepts and technologies for use on public roadways.
MwRSF engineers designed and tested the SAFER barrier, an energy-absorbing "soft wall" system installed at all high-speed oval race tracks used by NASCAR and IndyCar.