Citation

Black G. ITE J. 1983; 53(8): 24-27.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Institute of Transportation Engineers)

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Abstract

Taking the position that traffic engineers should have enough knowledge of accident investigation and reconstruction to assess the quality of the police report and that they should conduct an independent investigation to determine what happened and make a personal inspection of the physical evidence on the scene, this article presents some fundamentals of accident investigation and reconstruction that will be useful to traffic engineers. The areas covered include physical evidence on the roadway, physical evidence from the vehicle, diagrams, and speed estimates.