Many events are without cost for crime scene professionals. Examination of the human element in traffic accidents, particularly human performance and injury mechanisms. Included are sessions devoted to visual acuity, human response time and injury kinematics, as well as factors affecting each, such as alcohol intoxication, fatigue, stress, lighting and other environmental conditions. The course includes a practicum analyzing human factor issues in an actual collision. The effect of these factors can be applied to real-world causation analysis of all types of accidents.
Emphasis is placed on the strengths and limitations of the program.
Rusty Haight will be the principal presenter. After a morning session on principles of rollover AR, we will go outside and perform SUV rollover tests. MathCad allows incorporation of data and drawings from Microsoft Excel and AutoCAD, and the combination of calculations with reports using Microsoft Word. In this class, students review the principles and equations used in traffic accident reconstruction, including a review of physics, tire mark analyses, momentum and energy equations, time and distance analyses, projectile motion equations and auto-pedestrian collision equations. Students create a library of MathCad worksheets for use outside the classroom.