Who Was the Driver?
Case Synopsis: Four buddies went out drinking one night. While on their way home from the bar their vehicle departed the roadway to the right, as it was negotiating a…
When Collision Reconstruction Gets Personal
James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer Recently, I was involved in a non-deployment crash while returning home from my parents’ house. Two-lane rural roadway. Nighttime, dry, clear…
Dukes of Hazzard Jump… In A Minivan
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: A stake body pickup truck, towing a landscape trailer, was parked on the right shoulder of a two-lane roadway on a…
“Ride on Red” Law in Pennsylvania
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: For over a year now, a new law in Pennsylvania has allowed for any vehicle (i.e., car, bicycle, motorcycle, even a…
California to Allow Testing of True “Driverless Cars” on Public Streets by Summer 2018
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: Currently, regulation of autonomous vehicle (AV) testing and operation on public roadways in California, and most other states, requires a “safety…
“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…
What Direction Was the Vehicle Traveling – An Analysis of an Intersectional Collision
Steven M. Schorr, PE, President, DJS Associates, Lead Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: A collision occurred, at a stop controlled intersection, between the front of a motorcycle and the driver (left)…
Watch Where You Stand
Steven M. Schorr, P.E., President of DJS Associates :::: A tractor-trailer operator was executing a right-hand turn at a four-way intersection in a major city. As he was completing his…
Video Reveals What Really Happened with Tractor-Trailer / Pedestrian Accident
Steven M. Schorr, P.E., President of DJS Associates :::: Increasingly, the data available to review as part of a collision reconstruction includes video, sometimes obtained from nearby surveillance cameras, and…
