Validating Speed Analysis Calculations with Crash Test Data

This article describes a crash test data exercise that was presented to participants at a recent Accident Reconstruction Communications/Collision Safety Institute conference. Although some crash test data for a specific collision was provided to participants, the goal was to have the participants determine the speed range for each vehicle in the collision. The results of the calculations with estimated and measured inputs were then compared to the results of actual crash test data. Although participants used different ways to estimate the angles necessary in the calculation, most calculations were reliable, especially when the speed estimates were bracketed with a range.

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• Authors:
  • Lewis, Charles R
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: pp 70-72
• Serial:
  • Collision. The International Compendium for Crash Research
  • Volume: 2
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: Collision Publishing LLC
  • ISSN: 1934-8681
  • Serial URL: http://www.collisionmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Calculation; Case studies; Conferences; Crash data; Crash reconstruction; Crashes; Estimating; Motor vehicles; Speed; Speed measurement; Validation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I80: Accident Studies; I95: Vehicle Inspection;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01089521
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 29 2008 7:40AM