Forensic Engineering Critique Of Alleged Need Of A Protected Left Turn Lane
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v30i1.789Keywords:
Forensic engineering, accident reconstruction, left turn lane, PC-Crash, rear end impact, physics of accident reconstructionAbstract
An Automobile Accident Is Reconstructed From Photographs Taken At The Scene By The California Highway Patrol. The Plaintiff Attorney Claimed That There Should Have Been A Protected Left Turn Lane. The State Claimed That The Accident Was Not Caused By The Absence Of A Left Turn Pocket And Was The Result Of Driver Error. This Paper Describes How The Accident Was Reconstructed By The Author Using Only Photo-Graphs Taken By The Chp And First Principles Of Physics. This Reconstruction Is Compared To That Of The Plaintiff Expert Who Used The Commercial Computer Program Pc-Crash.
Published
2013-01-01
How to Cite
Jones, James W. 2013. “Forensic Engineering Critique Of Alleged Need Of A Protected Left Turn Lane”. Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers 30 (1). https://doi.org/10.51501/jotnafe.v30i1.789.
Issue
Section
Articles
License
Copyright (c) 2013 National Academy of Forensic Engineers
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
All rights © Journal of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers.
Full statement regarding the author's license of copyright to the NAFE is shown on the Copyright section of the Submissions Page.
