Speed from Video
With the growing prevalence of dashcam and surveillance cameras, the cases we get with video of the collision have increased dramatically. In just about all of these cases, we are…
Reconstruction of a Vehicle-Bicycle Collision
A doctor would frequently ride his bicycle from his home to the train station as part of his commute to work. One morning before sunrise, the doctor was riding along…
Paying Attention: Will an Alert Driver Avoid a Crash?
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Possibly... but not necessarily. I recently visited the Miami, Florida area on vacation and encountered several of these signs on the…
Collision Reconstruction – A Desktop Analysis Approach
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Some cases don’t reach our desk until months or even years after the incident and the physical evidence that is created…
Sunglare … Where?
James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: This is one of the times of year where motorists are regularly encountering sun glare. The sun is low in…
Watch For Motorcycles… And Riders Watch The Road
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: This spring we have experienced some unseasonably warm weather, already breaking 80 degrees a couple days during the month of April…
Amish Horse and Buggy
James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: During my travels this past holiday season, I encountered a single-horse Amish buggy heading eastbound on State Route 372 between…
Not all “Black Boxes” are Created Equal, Until Now…
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Nearly all vehicles sold in the US since 2013 have an event data recorder (EDR), more commonly known as a black…
