Let’s discuss what you need to know about truck black boxes and how black box data can potentially help truck accident victims. What comes to mind when you hear the word “black box”? Airplanes, possibly? However, most recent truck models have a “black box” installed. That’s right, and just like planes’ black boxes, black boxes … Read more
Here are some questions that you can ask a truck accident witness : Were you in a car and, if so was the vehicle moving or stopped? What did you see first? Did you actually see the two cars impact one another and, if so where were you when the accident occurred? What time do … Read more
Accident reconstruction experts will look for metal scarring which is a hole, depression or gouge left by vehicle parts digging into the roadway. There are different types of gouges such as a chip, which is a hole made in the road surface; a chop which is a broad sharp edge cut in the pavement; or … Read more
Accident reconstruction experts will note stress marks which are left when a tire goes sliding sideways and/or rotating. This is caused by a speeding vehicle not being steered in the direction of the scuff. photo credit: MoBikeFed
Accident reconstruction experts will find and note different types of skid mark classifications. This includes pavement grinding, whereby particles of pavement are ground off. Or tire grinding, which means that particles of rubber ground off. They will document marks in dirt, pavement, or squeegee marks left on wet pavement. Accident reconstruction experts should document tracks … Read more
It is imperative that physical facts from the roadway be documented. This includes the debris, vehicle parts, vehicle fluids, blood, and multiple classifications of tire marks and metal scars, which are gouges in the road caused by vehicles involved in the accident. It is critical that the measurements of the tire marks be accurate. Vehicle … Read more