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Industry Update: Most small SUV headlights rate poor in IIHS evaluations
ARLINGTON, Va. — Not a single small SUV out of 21 tested earns a good rating in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's headlight evaluations, and only four are available…
The Genesis of Autonomous Vehicles
R. Scott King, BSME, Automotive/Mechanical Engineer :::: It’s almost impossible to avoid the many recent car commercials advertising the latest innovations developed to reduce driver workload and increase safety. Equally…
“We Don’t Tie-Off on this Job!”
Case Summary: An ironworker with 31 years of experience had just started his first day of work installing second-floor steel decking at approximately 15’ above grade level (AGL). This ironworker intended…
The “Art” of Engineering Animations
Hugh Borbidge, Computer Animation Engineer :::: Item 101- Accurately Moving a Vehicle on the Computer Screen 3D engineers that do forensic work often times feel a little jealous when we…
Oh “Deer”
James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: By a show of hands, how many of you have ever seen a deer? Okay, that looks like to be just…
Show Me the Records!
Jeffery Willoughby, Forensic Accounting Consultant :::: Plaintiff had claimed economic losses due to an exposure to carbon monoxide during a stay at defendant’s hotel. Plaintiff, a foreign national resident in…
Provide the Data – Even if YOU Don’t Think it is Important
Steven M. Schorr, President of DJS Associates :::: The case involved a passenger vehicle which moved off a two-lane, one-way, limited access roadway to the left into the center grass…
Industry Update: Heavy Vehicle Truck Data
Robert S. Kinder, Jr., Mechanical Engineer :::: Event data recorders (EDR) have been a hot topic since late 2012 when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed a rule…
Motorcycle Safety Foundation Responds to Legalizing Marijuana
Robert S. Kinder, Jr., Mechanical Engineer :::: The Motorcycle Safety Foundation (MSF) and automotive industry have a long history of alcohol induced impairment research. That research includes goggles which simulate…
