VEHICLE-PEDESTRIAN ACCIDENT RECONSTRUCTION

Abstract

Traffic accident involving pedestrians are much different compared to other types of road events. This is certainly due to the different masses in contacts (average mass of a vehicle is 1200 kg and a pedestrian has 80 kg)and different speeds. The result of this collision is easy to predict: the pedestrian always has to suffer. Traces resulting from this type of accident are very important. Vehicle-pedestrian accident reconstruction viability depends on the accuracy with which are extracted and recorded, during the primary investigation at the scene, the two samples: location of the vehicle and pedestrian impact and where pedestrian remained after the accident. If these elements are missing, which allowed the direct identification, should be searched and recorded other collateral evidence necessary to establish precisely the first two.