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Title:

CALCULATING A CLOSING SPEED OF TWO VEHICLES APPROACHING AT A RIGHT ANGLE

Accession Number:

00715460

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Accident Reconstruction Journal

3004 Charleton Court
Waldorf, MD 20602-2527 USA

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/20782681

Abstract:

Many times during a right angle collision, the investigator is able to determine the impact speeds of the vehicles through the use of Conservation of Linear Momentum. From the impact, the investigator can work backwards to determine the respective speeds of the vehicles as they approach the POI. Many times the question will be asked, what is the closing speed of the vehicles at a particular distance as they approach the impact? The following computer program written in GW Basic addresses this question and may save the investigator some tedious calculator work.

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

N/A

3004 Charleton Court
Waldorf, MD 20602-2527 USA

Authors:

Soule, R

Pagination:

p. 20-21

Publication Date:

1995-9

Serial:

Accident Reconstruction Journal

Volume: 7
Issue Number: 5
Publisher: National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
ISSN: 1057-8153
OCLC: 20782681

Uncontrolled Terms:

Impact speed

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Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I80: Accident Studies

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Last Modified:

Jan 31 1996 12:00AM

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