Lug Nut Damage Analysis

Lug Nut Expert Witness

Often in lane change collisions involving commercial vehicles on a highway, the exposed lug nuts from a steer tire on the commercial vehicle will create obvious damage to the door(s)…

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Reverse Engineering the Crash that Never Happened

He was on a routine drive home just before midnight on a Saturday night. Traveling westbound, he stopped at a red light at a T-intersection. The light changed to yellow…

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The “Oh Crap” Moment

Justin P. Schorr, Ph.D., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Animation by Hugh Borbidge, BSME, Director of Engineering Animations   In collision reconstruction, the “oh crap” moment is the location, in both…

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Thinking Outside the ‘Box’ for Pedestrian Safety

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Robert T. Lynch, PE, Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Vehicle manufacturers market their advanced safety features to keep occupants safe, but what about the safety of those who are outside the…

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The Light at the End of the Tunnel

James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Collision Reconstruction Engineering Analyst Okay, if it’s not speed from video that I’m writing about, then it’s sun glare! (more…)

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To Deploy or Not to Deploy – That is the Dilemma

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The purpose of an airbag in a vehicle is to offer an increased level of protection to occupants in a crash. To be able to do this the airbag needs…

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Stop Sign Obstruction: Was it the Cause of a Motorcycle Collision?

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Justin P. Schorr, Ph.D., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Synopsis: A motorcycle was traveling southbound on a two-lane, two-direction roadway approaching a T-type intersection with a four-lane roadway. The motorcycle operator…

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Watch Out for Off-Tracking!

James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Collision Reconstruction Engineering Analyst Before departing a trucking facility, a loaded tractor-trailer parked in the “cars only” parking lot for office employees. The tractor-trailer operator…

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Crush Analysis

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Robert T. Lynch, P.E., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Since 2013, for most vehicles equipped with event data recorders (EDR) that record 5 seconds of pre-crash speed, performing a crush analysis…

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