Testing of Pedestrian Nighttime Visibility and Contrast

Fatal Car- Bicycle Accident in NYC

Pedestrian accidents are often very serious. Quite often, we include a biomechanical analysis of injury mechanisms and kinematics in reaching scientifically based conclusions with regard to a pedestrian accident. Some of the more common issues we look at and tasks we undertake relative to pedestrian accidents are:


  • Pedestrian Conspicuity
  • Headlight Cone of Vision
  • Night time vision
  • Retro / Retro-Reflective clothing and materials
  • Pedestrian clothing
  • Lighting Devices
  • Glare recovery time
  • Pedestrian signals
  • Pedestrian walking / running speeds
  • Forward Projection
  • Torso wrap down
  • Fender Vaults
  • Injury Kinematics
  • Pedestrian total throw distance
  • Pedestrian Vaulting distance
  • Vehicle impact damage
  • Pedestrian Gait
  • Clothing rips / paint transfers







 

Forensic Accident Reconstruction & Cause Analysis
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