Confirmation Bias
R. Scott King, BSME, CFEI, Principal Automotive/Mechanical Engineer Confirmation Bias is the tendency to collect and interpret data in a way that confirms previous beliefs or expectations. In science, it…
Vehicle Fires
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer Several years ago, a busy turnpike service structure sustained substantial fire damage. Fire investigators suspected the fire originated within a turnpike…
Tractor Parking Brake Failure
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer A warehouse worker was seriously injured when an industrial tractor he was standing behind rolled suddenly backward, striking and pinning him…
Staging Collisions: Can Physical Evidence Determine Intent of Parties Involved?
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer A good friend of my consistently preached at educational seminars across the country that “Collision reconstruction is application of the laws…
Pedestrian Injuries in “Backover Events”
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer The automotive and vehicle safety industries call them "Backover Events": the accidental, unintended reverse (or backing) maneuver, often resulting in injuries…
Tractor-Trailer Sustains Severe Fire Damage
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer :::: A commercial tractor-trailer sustained severe fire damage during an overnight stay in a parking area of a heavily traveled interstate.…
Vehicle Operator Fatally Burned While Napping
R. Scott King, BSME, Principal Automotive / Mechanical Engineer :::: A vehicle operator was fatally burned when the parked, but running, vehicle she had been sleeping in caught fire. Eyewitnesses…
