Distracted Driver: Traffic Accident Expert

Reckless / Distracted Driving - Expert

Certain traffic accidents may result from drivers who are distracted or engaging in reckless driving behaviors. These actions can lead to serious and immediate vehicle-related accidents, such as collisions, which are often analyzed by traffic accident reconstruction engineers. In the provided video, it is evident that the driver consistently fails to come to a complete stop at stop signs and neglects to yield the right of way to oncoming traffic.

The primary categories of causes related to traffic accidents encompass:

1. Human Factors and Vehicle Factors:

Distraction during driving

External visual distractions

Manual distractions

Cognitive distractions

Vehicle condition and operational functionality

2. Environmental and Roadway Factors

3. Societal and Systemic Factors

4. Impaired Driving:

5. Physics of the Vehicle

6. Driver Behavior Patterns

Traffic Accident Reconstruction Expert Witness

Our expertise as Traffic Accident and Event Data Recorder (EDR) specialists encompasses the analysis of vital data, including biomechanical evaluations, scaled and aerial imagery, vehicle orientations before and after impact, positioning, skid and slide mark analysis, friction coefficients, velocity estimations, site assessments, roadway design deficiencies, defective traffic control devices (such as signage and signals), EDR data, and vehicle inspection reports. This comprehensive approach is essential for identifying the principal factors contributing to motor vehicle accidents from an engineering standpoint. Additionally, we apply the Systemic Matrix Approach to thoroughly analyze causation factors.

Why retain an Expert in traffic accident analysis:

Challenging inaccurate or misleading reports

Establishing the proximate cause, including but not limited to:

  a) Factor time

  b) Roadway conditions

  c) Vehicle mechanics and performance