Headlights: An Overlooked Safety Feature?
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Mechanical Engineer :::: With today’s vehicles boasting new safety technology such as blind spot detection, autonomous emergency braking, and lane keep assist, headlight performance is…
“My Maserati does one-eighty-five…”
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: We’ve all experienced it – you’re driving on the highway minding your own business, when a vehicle surprises you as it…
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…
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…
Google Patents Idea for Sticky Car Hood
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Upon reading this headline, visions of one’s childhood on a trampoline in a Velcro® suit may come to mind. One might…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Everywhere you go... you can't help but notice the lighting displays adorning houses and front yards this holiday season. In recent…
Nighttime Photography in Collision Reconstruction
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: In order to determine whether or not a collision was avoidable, the question that is often posed to the reconstructionist is:…
Autonomous Vehicles Now Have a New Set of Rules
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Last Week, the US Department of Transportation released a policy paper outlining new rules for autonomous vehicles (AVs), otherwise known as…
