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…
Riding the Wrong Way at Night
Robert T. Lynch, P.E., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer An adult bicyclist was traveling at night on the left side of a 40-mile-per-hour, two-lane roadway with little to no shoulder when…
May is Motorcycle Safety Month
Robert T. Lynch, P.E., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer As the warmer weather approaches, more and more motorcycles are hitting the streets. Coming out of the winter months, where you would…
“Speed (and more) From Video”
Surveillance cameras are becoming increasingly more prevalent in today’s world, and videos from these surveillance cameras are oftentimes invaluable to an accident reconstruction analysis. In this example, the movement of…
Does Wearing Yellow Glasses Improve Nighttime Visibility?
Robert T. Lynch, P.E., Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Despite claims that yellow glasses improve night vision, a recent study by Harvard researchers indicates that subjects wearing yellow glasses at night…
Automatic Emergency Braking Doesn’t Always Prevent Pedestrian Collisions
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Principal Collision Reconstruction Engineer Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is generally designed to automatically apply the brakes when a rear-end vehicle collision is imminent. This technology has…
Speed from Video – Captain Video’s Specialty
James R. Schmidt, Jr., BSME, Sr. Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: I’m a collision reconstruction engineer with over 23 years of experience in the field. I’m affectionately known in the office…
Was it Road Rage? Can an Engineering Analysis Answer That Question?
Justin P. Schorr, Ph.D, Principal Collision Reconstruction / Transportation Engineer :::: A collision occurred when a school bus moved from the right lane of a limited access highway onto the…
Inattentional Blindness
Robert T. Lynch, PE, Senior Collision Reconstruction Engineer :::: A person’s failure to notice an unexpected object located in plain sight is known as inattentional blindness. This phenomenon, rooted in…
