Motor vehicle accident reconstruction and cause analysis
Rudolf Limpert.
- 7th ed.
- New Providence, NJ San Francisco, CA LexisNexis c2012-
- v. (loose-leaf) ill. 26 cm.
Description based on: Rel. 1-12/2012; title from title page. Versión impresa disponible hasta 2013.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Traffic accident components and case formulation -- Critical accident causation factors -- Objectives of accident reconstruction -- Accident reconstruction methodology -- Basic accident reconstruction qualifications -- The chassis -- Frame and body -- The suspension system -- Tire and rim -- The steering system -- The braking system -- The engine -- The clutch -- The transmission -- The drive shaft -- The final drive -- The differential -- The electrical system -- Vehicle defects -- Fundamentals of motion analysis -- Fundamentals of force and energy analysis -- The tire force -- Maximum speed, slope, and acceleration analysis -- Vehicle braking analysis -- Vehicle vibrations -- Vehicle directional control -- Vehicle rollover analysis -- Driver response in accidents -- Driver view field analysis -- Braking to avoid collision -- Steering to avoid collision -- Passing maneuver -- Collision speed analysis -- Crash and injury data -- Car-pedestrian accidents -- Motorcycle accidents -- Accident scene data.