While it may lack the twists and turns of the test tracks used by Porsche and Ferrari, Liberty Mutual's "skid pan" at its Research Institute for Safety still sees a lot of stomach-churning driving—and the three-acre automotive test area employs a lot of serious science to help make roads safer for everyone.

For the insurer's numerous commercial-fleet customers, the test track is the home of the in-vehicle training segment of the Liberty Mutual Decision Driving Program. Thousands of truck drivers—and at least one insurance reporter—have learned safer driving habits on this specially built track.

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