Estimates of Motorcycle Speed Made By Eyewitnesses Under Ideal Experimental Conditions

The authors report findings of a study to evaluate the accuracy of stationary eyewitnesses' estimates of passing motorcycle speed, specifically as related to eyewitness legal testimony. Multiple experimental runs were performed with test subjects of various age, gender, eyesight hearing, motorcycle driving history and self-perceived speed estimation ability. The results show an overall large standard deviation in speed estimate errors. Self-perceived speed estimation ability was the only factor with a significant mean group difference.

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• Authors:
  • Cummings, Jeremy R
  • Fletcher, Harold J
  • Biller, Beau A
  • Scanlan, Sean
  • Lamb, Roland
  • Russo, Matthew
• Publication Date: 2015-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 12-17
• Serial:
  • Accident Reconstruction Journal
  • Volume: 25
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: National Association of Professional Accident Reconstruction Specialists
  • ISSN: 1057-8153
  • Serial URL: https://www.napars.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Estimating; Motorcycle driving; Operating speed; Passing; Witnesses
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01596964
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 22 2016 10:47AM