GREENING ASSISTS MICHIGAN STATE POLICE IN REPLACEMENT BRAKE PAD EVALUATION PROJECT

The National Institute for Justice (NIJ) National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC) and the Michigan State Police - Precision Driving Unit (MSP) recently concluded their study of replacement market brake pads intended for police patrol vehicles. Testing included pre-screening of candidate materials in Greening's dynamometer test laboratory, followed by evaluations in instrumented patrol vehicles by specially trained MSP drivers at the Chrysler Proving Grounds (Chelsea, MI) and Grattan Raceway in Grattan, MI. Grand Rapids (MI) television station WZZM-13 was on hand at Grattan to film some of the testing and interview Lt. Keith Wilson, commander of the Precision Driving Unit (2010 NIJ-MSP Replacement Brake Pad Performance Evaluation video). The final test report will be released in late September, 2010, and copies are expected to be available on-line through the NIJ website. Greening is pleased to be included in support of an initiative so important to the law enforcement community. Other details about the program can be found on the Justice Information Technology Network website.