Premise Liability Factors - Office Chairs
One of the most commonly used pieces of furniture we interact with in our daily life is our office chairs. These chairs typically have wheels and are usually in some sort of 5-wheel arrangement. Despite the fact many of us use these chairs daily...
Motorcycle Accidents
The number of deaths on motorcycles per mile traveled in the U.S. in 2019, was nearly 29 times the number in cars [1]. Motorcycles are less stable than automobiles and may undergo roll, pitch, and yaw prior to, during, and post-collision. While the occupants of an enclosed automobile are constrained by restraints and/or the interior of the automobile, motorcyclists lack the protection of an enclosed automobile, are not constrained, and may be on or off the motorcycle prior to, during, or post-collision or fall-down incident, so they are more likely to be injured or killed.
Vehicle Fall and Flip Motions
In traffic crashes, vehicles can travel sometimes partially through the air. This motion can usually be considered as a fall, flip, vault, or rollover. The speed of the vehicle when it first left the ground might be determined if certain information is known, such as the point where the vehicle left the ground and the point where it first came back into contact with the ground.
Commercial Vehicle Dynamics
This blog post familiarizes readers with some phenomena such as jackknifing, trailer swing, fishtailing, rollover, and offtracking, that can occur when operating longer combination vehicles.
Injury Biomechanics - Considerations for Motor Vehicle Accidents
One of the more common incidents that the Injury Biomechanics expert may be asked to review is a motor vehicle accident (MVA). There are multiple factors that need to be considered in an Accident Reconstruction and Injury Biomechanics analysis of a MVA. Below are...
Injury Biomechanics - Considerations for Low-Speed Collisions
One of the more common incidents that the Accident Reconstructionist may be asked to review is a low-speed collision. Below are some factors that should be considered by the reconstructionist. Note, this...