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Accident investigation

  • 07-03-2008 4:44pm
    #1
    timmywex
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    Hi,

    Im wondering could anyone direct me to a site or give me information on how road accidents are investigated, particular to any mathimatical equations used, i ask this as i have a project on it!

    Im not sure if this is the right forum, so mods, feel free to move, just let me know where you put it!


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  • #2
    Victor
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    What sort of level of information are you looking for? note the language change from "accident" to "collision".

    For fatal collisions, the scene is essentially treated as a crime scene with substantial work put into forensics. Injury collisions will have less investigation and many material damage only collisions will have no investigation at all.


  • #3
    timmywex
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    Basically just any information about the different mathimatical equations used in relation to skid amrks, speeds, forces etc, i have an applied maths project and this is the area im covering, applied maths in the real world kinda thing

    thanks,


  • #4
    Victor
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    You would have to talk to the investigating units in the Garda Traffic Corp and the statistician in the RSA. If it is a college project, a reference from your lecturer / course director would help open doors.

    You will find limited information in the Road Collision Facts published by the RSA. For example only 30-40% of collisions involve skidding (table 13-14 Road Collision Facts 2006 http://www.rsa.ie/publication/publication/upload/RSA_RCF_2006_v7.pdf )


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