Course Outcome: Upon completion of this course the student will understand the principles of pedestrian reconstruction investigation and will be able to apply those principles when investigating pedestrian - motor vehicle collisions.

Materials Provided:

• Course text
• Course workbook/binder
• CD ROM which provides student presentation review, resource materials and FREE PEDESTRIAN RECONSTRUCTION INVESTIGATION SOFTWARE

Syllabus

Math Review

• Review of mathematical order of operation
• Review of math functions used within pedestrian equations
• Review of basic algebraic techniques to solve equations
• Review of terms and conventions used throughout the class

Pedestrian Injury Analysis

• Familiarization with and analysis of the types of injuries common in pedestrian collisions
• Study of the meaning and significance of differing types of injuries and lack of injuries

Pedestrian Scene Evidence

• Learn to identify and locate roadway evidence that is associated with movement of the pedestrian post-collision
• Understand the significance of the nature of the pedestrian's post-impact travel
• Identify distances associated with the pedestrian's post-impact travel and their application to the collision investigation

Pedestrian Trajectories and Evidence Collection

• Learn to identify the various types of pedestrian trajectories and the applicability to the pedestrian reconstruction
• Wraps Trajectories
• Forward Projection
• Partial
• Restricted
• Run over
• Identify evidence on the vehicle and its significance relating to the pedestrian's and vehicle's movement on impact
• Identify vehicle measurements needed in the collision analysis

Conspicuity Issues

• Address issues in identifying pedestrian visibility at night
• Effects of contrast and reflecting clothing
• Difference between static observations and dynamic observations
• Understand the difficulty in reproducing what the driver could see
• Problems associated with nighttime photographs and videos attempting to depict the driver's visibility

Pedestrian Equations

• Become familiar with and understand requirements and limitations of 30 + pedestrian equations

Bicycle Equations

• Become familiar with and understand requirements and limitations of the following:
• Velocity based on riding cadence and gear inch
• Gear-inch determination
• Lateral acceleration factor
• Lean-to-turn angle

FREE PEDESTRIAN / BICYCLE EQUATIONS
SOFTWARE FOR EACH STUDENT