AccidentReconstruction

Purpose/Aim

To utilise all available evidence to best analyse and reconstruct the accident such as to calculate vehicle impact speeds and evaluate the sequence of events.

Methods

All Teams

Assure that data needed to perform reconstructions is available, such as a scaled sketch, pictures and a coded sequence of events.
Basic calculations on braking and skidding distances etc.
Consider using other information sources such as the police.

Developing and Experienced teams
- More specialized data collection
- More specialized calculations, including energy based reconstructions (calculating the change of velocity from vehicle damage).
Experienced teams
- Full momentum based reconstructions by software.

Equipment

Please refer to the Accident Reconstruction section of the Equipment List for the Accident Reconstruction equipment list.

Arrangements

All Teams

Training and support from the DaCoTA partnership.
Explore the possibility to view scene plans and results calculated by other local reconstruction experts, e.g. police experts (while maintaining the independence of the research study).