Reconstruction of car to pedestrian and car to bicycle accidents using crash tests / Rekonstruktion of Pkw-Fußgänger- und Pkw-Fahrrad-Unfällen mithilfe von Crashtests
Karlon Hagendoorn
Netherlands Forensic Institute
Education in Automotive Engineering (BSc) and specialized at the Netherlands Forensic Intitute in forensic accident reconstruction. Educated by the NFI in (applied) forensics. Became a forensic researcher for The NFI in 2003 and forensic expert in 2009.
Target
We seek a representative method for calculating vehicle speed in vehicle to bicycle and vehicle to pedestrian accidents. The method should lead to a dependable lower limit, or a confidence interval. [ view full abstract ]
Methods and Equipment Used
Over the years, the Netherlands Forensic Institute (NFI) has produced 23 car to bicycle crash tests and 12 car to pedestrian crash tests. The actual crash testing was done by Crashtest-service.com, while the NFI designed... [ view full abstract ]
Authors
- Karlon Hagendoorn (Netherlands Forensic Institute)
- Ewoud Wisse (Netherlands Forensic Institute)
- Aart Spek (Netherlands Forensic Institute)
Topic Area
Reconstruction of bycicle accidents
Session
CT » Crash Testing / Kollisionsversuche (13:45 - Friday, 20th October, Kleine Zaal)
