Accident Reconstruction Assignment
Accident A
1. Based on the positions of the vehicles, do you think the passenger in vec.
#2 can sue for medical damages. Explain why.
Yes because the vehicle that hit in the back is guilty
2. Do you think the fact that the street was being repaired had an impact on
the accident? Explain why or why not.
No because even if the street was repaired cars need to stop at a red light
3. Do you think the witness had a good angle of vision to see who was at
fault? Explain why or why not.
Yes because the witness was in front of the two cars which give the witness
a good panoramic view of the accident
Accident B
1. Do you believe that the driver in car #1 ran through the stop sign? Explain.
Yes because the diagram doesn’t show the car stopping at the stop sign.
2. 2. By the position of the cars, do you think car #2 was parked or moving?
Explain why or why not.
It is possible that the car #2 was parked because in the diagram the car
looked like it was pulling over.
3. Do you think the trees in front of the stop sign may have had something to
do with the accident? What more information would you need to know?
It can be but to know if it really may have had something to do with the
accident a reconstruction of the scene would be required to see in a person
if the tree covers the driver’s gaze.
Accident C
1. Which vehicle # was responsible for this accident?
Vehicle 1
2. Why do you think Old Mill Road does not have any stop signs? Explain.
Because it is a two way stop and only cars on the sides that have stop signs
need to stop.
3. Which road do you think the police closed off until the accident scene was
cleared? Explain
The old mill road because it has car #2 in the middle of the road.
Accident D
1. What was the speed of the motorcycle based on the skid mark? Use:
S=30.5
2. Based on the speed of the motorcycle and his final resting spot, do you
think he survived his injuries?
no
3. Based on the diagram, who do you think was at fault? Explain why.
The car must have waited for the motorcycle to pass.
Accident E
In this diagram a 2000 kg van crashes head on into an 800 kg car, with both
vehicles traveling at 26.96 miles/hour.
a. Calculate the momentum of each vehicle. P=mV
Van-P=53,920 Car-P=21,568
b. Which vehicle would travel backwards and with what momentum?
The car
Accident F
1. Subtract the two skid marks in this diagram and use the difference to
determine the speed of the SUV at the point of impact.
S=24.3
Accident G.
1. Examining the accident, which vehicle was at fault, the red car or the
blue car?
Red car
2. By the skid mark left on the road, would you predict that the car that left
it was traveling at the speed limit or faster?
It was traveling faster
Accident H
1. By examining the position of the cars, which car was at fault, the red car
or the white car?
White car
2. The wheel on the road belongs to which car?
White car
3. Do you think this wheel may have caused the accident?
Yes