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Accident
Reconstruction
The following can be done in the reconstruction
of the scene of vehicle accidents:
- Tyre examination
- Photography for the expert report
- Measurement of relevant features of the
scene for an explanatory plan of the scene
- Identification of possibilities,
probabilities and contributing factors
- Description of the dynamic behaviour of
vehicles in accident situations
- Application of Mathematics and Physics (i.e.
speed calculations, momentum principles, energy principles, vehicle
dynamics and occupant behaviour during collisions)
- Examination of heavy vehicle accidents and
multiple vehicle accidents
Minimum requirements of the expert
report
SCENE
- A complete description of the scene
- Describe possible dangers at the scene
(assess road safety-general)
Describe the following in a complete
manner
- Road surface type
- Road surface condition (bumps, age,
etc.)
- Road texture
- Gradients/slopes
- Width of road
- Width of road shoulder - (Gravel or
tar)
- Curves/turns before or after scene
- Physical factors that might influence
vehicle dynamics
- Any irregularities
- Point of impact
- Marks made by vehicles on the scene
- Describe how marks were made
- Position of marks on the
scene
VEHICLES
- Damage to vehicles
- Position of damage
- Degree of damage
- Type of damage (impact, graze, mechanical
failure)
- Deductions about mechanism that caused
damage
- Final rest positions of vehicles
described
DISCUSSION
- Discuss vehicle movements
- Discuss other possible scenarios
- Discuss probabilities
- Discuss the match between the probabilities
and the physical evidence
- (Use a holistic approach and use precise
wording)
CONCLUSION
- Give a summary of most probable
scenario
- State other possibilities only if reasonably
possible
- If there is only one possibility, state it
clearly
- Summarize taking road conditions and road
circumstances into account
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