Citation

Lee RL, Wong GME, Wong SYS, Koh ACW. Forensic Sci. Int. 2020; 313: e110260.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110260

PMID

32485557

Abstract

We report the use of the geometric design standard for road markings published in the "Standard Details of Road Elements" ('SDRE') by the Land Transport Authority ('LTA') of Singapore as a convenient and sufficiently accurate means of estimating distances between features of the roadway, particularly useful for performing speed analysis based on videos. In this study, onsite measurements (by measuring tape, total station or 3D laser scanner) from various locations in Singapore, as well as the corresponding distances based on Google Earth Pro, were compared with those estimated using the SDRE. We demonstrate herein that the SDRE estimated 85.7% of all corresponding onsite measurements to within ±5%, and can thus be relied upon for crash reconstruction. This study also evaluated the distance accuracies associated with using the geometric design standard (the SDRE) and Google Earth Pro, and determined that both methods were robust and accurate, with overall average absolute percentage errors of less than 1% and would be beneficial for obtaining measurements for crash reconstruction, especially when the site of interest is not accessible.

Language: en

Keywords

Speed; Forensic Video; Traffic Crash Reconstruction