Special Problems in
Traffic Crash Reconstruction 2008 CD

During IPTM’s Special Problems in Traffic Crash Reconstruction conference held in April 2008, attendees witnessed a car crashing into another car towing a jet ski as well as numerous staged pedestrian vaults.

We were once again able to obtain both video and photo coverage of these collisions and have put them on a CD for you. Six videos of the two vehicle crashes using different camera angles accompany four pedestrian vault test videos. Photos taken before, during and after the collisions are included as well.

 PDF files of the breakout sessions can be found under the “Reference Materials” button. The topics presented during the 2008 conference include:

• Keynote Address - “An Effective and Accepted Traffic Safety Program”
• A Comparison of Equations for Estimating Speed Based on Maximum Static Deformations for Frontal Narrow-Object Impacts
• Accounting for Impulse and Rotation: An Application to Left Turn, Failure-to-Yield Collisions
• Case Analysis of a 300+ Foot Projection of a Pedestrian and Vehicle Collision
• Comparing Methods of Measuring Drag Factor
• Driver Response Choice and Times
• Experiments in Crash Reconstruction
• Event Data Recorder Update
• New Technology and Commercial Vehicles
• The Science of Defining Safe Roads for Traffic Crash Investigation and Reconstruction
• Sudden Acceleration Incident Investigation
• Surviving the Deposition
• Test Results from Staged Collisions
• Validating the “f” in Searle

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