Vehicular accident investigation and reconstruction
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Donald J Van Kirk
- ناشر : Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2001
- شابک / ISBN : 9780849320200
Description
Why Investigate Accidents? -- Economic Costs -- Human Costs -- Causes of Accidents -- Methods Used to Estimate Costs -- Economic -- Comprehensive -- How to Reduce Vehicular Injuries -- Reasons for Investigating Vehicular Accidents -- Investigative Organizations -- Databases for Road Conditions and Use of Restraint Systems -- Prevention and Elimination of On-the-Job Injuries -- Criminal and Civil Litigation -- Where Do I Start? -- Requirements for Accident Investigators/Reconstructionists -- Sources of Additional Training -- Basic Knowledge for the Investigator -- Fresh Scenes -- Stale or Aged Scenes -- Tools and Special Equipment for the Investigator -- Preparation -- Basic Tool Kit -- Special Equipment -- Photographic Equipment -- Video Equipment -- Special Safety Equipment or Gear -- Office Equipment -- Computer Needs -- Printer Needs -- Computer Programs -- Ownership of Documentation -- Ownership of Evidence -- Technical Library -- Internet -- Scene Investigation -- Collisions--Vehicular -- Accident Scene -- Urban Setting -- Rural Setting -- On-Scene Sketches -- Methods for Plotting a Curve -- Visualization -- Traffic Light Timing -- Tire Marks -- Real-World Scene Photographs -- Water on or over the Roadway -- The Vehicle Exterior -- Memorializing Accident Vehicles -- Videotaping at Accident Scene -- Using Still or 35-mm Camera at Accident Scene -- Exterior Details to Be Noted and Recorded -- Metal Folds -- Paint Transfers -- Weld or Base Metal Separation and Rust -- Scrapes, Gouges, and Scratches.
