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General Motors is people
making better products forpeople.
Don Trites's dummies lead a rough life. For your sake.
To Don Trites, these dummies lated impact tests.These tests have sophistication and value,
are very special people. helped GM safety engineers find Safety is an important part of
True. Their expressions never and develop automotive designs every General Motors car. Maybe
change, but they do have feelings. that are safer for real people. that's why Don thinks his dummies
Mechanical feelings that can be The tests go on day after day, are something special,
measured by Don in moving simu- year after year, ever increasing in They're silent heroes.
Don Trites, experimental technician, General Motors Proving Ground, Milford, Michigan.
May 1967