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ACCIDENT
RECONSTRUCTION
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It
has been said that there are three sides
to every two car collision – what
the plaintiff said happened, what the
defendant said happened, and what really
happened.
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Reconstruction is an engineering
discipline that involves the analysis of
physical evidence, the application of
physical laws, and the reconstruction of
the vehicle and occupant motions based
on accepted engineering principles.
These reconstructed motions are arrived
at in order to reconstruct how and why
an accident occurred, and if anything
could have been done to prevent it from
having occurred.
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Parties involved in litigation need to
have a thorough and exhaustive accident
reconstruction in order to fully
evaluate the causal factors that led to
the collision occurring. Complete and
thorough accident reconstruction
requires a solid educational background
in the physical sciences in the form of
a degree in engineering or other
physical science. Accident
reconstruction requires a thorough
understanding of vehicle dynamics,
vehicle structural properties and
automotive engineering. However, the
practice of accident reconstruction and
presentation of the results also
involves other disciplines that
encompass various aspects of the driver,
vehicle, and environment.
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