A Study In Contact Accidents

Authors

  • Harry N. Edmondson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v12i2.532

Keywords:

Vehicle aerodynamics

Abstract

The Fact That Vehicles On The Highways Create Aerodynamic Forces That Affect The Other Vehicles They Pass Or Meet Has Been Well Known For Some Time. A Number Of Technical Papers Released In The Early 70S Addressed This Phenomenon And A Few Concluded That The Aerodynamic Forces Created By A Large Passing Vehicle Were Significant Enough To Cause The Vehicle Being Passed To Become Momentarily Unstable. This Paper Deals With The Reconstruction Of An Accident Caused By A Tractor Trailer Passing A Station Wagon Towing A Travel Trailer And Causing The Station Wagon And Travel Trailer To Go Out Of Control, Go Off A 65 Foot Bridge, Then Burn, Killing Both Occupants. The Decision In Favor Of The Plaintiff In This Case Was The First Such Decision In Georgia In A Non-Contact Accident.

Published

1995-01-01

How to Cite

Edmondson, Harry N. 1995. “A Study In Contact Accidents”. Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers 12 (2). https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v12i2.532.

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