AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

Bloomberg Consulting, Inc. is contacted frequently to reconstruct automobile accidents to determine the answers to questions such as:

How fast was each vehicle traveling?

If one vehicle had not been speeding, would the accident have occurred?

What was the perception and reaction time for each driver?

Could either driver have steered or braked in order to avoid the accident?

Were each vehicle's lights on?

How much was each vehicle crushed?

What was the change in speed (or delta-v) for each vehicle?

How did the occupants move during the collision sequence?

Were the occupants wearing their seat belts?  If not, how did this affect the forces experienced during the impact?

Was the visibility of either driver obscured by trees, buildings, etc?