Since 1940 serious traffic accident investigators, attorneys, engineers, and insurance adjusters have relied on The Traffic Accident Investigation Manual as the definitive guide to collision investigation. Traffic Collision Investigation expands this textbook to include the latest information on investigation at the scene and in the technical follow up stages. This current textbook includes all the pertinent information from earlier editions, plus more. Step-by-step procedures, new diagrams and new forms assist the investigator by simplifying information gathering and recording. New information on lamps, tires, and photogrammetry along with new chapters on accidents at highway/rail grade crossings and vehicle behaviour are also included. Author Kenneth Baker, director of The Accident Investigation Division of the Northwestern University Center for Public Safety, brings to this textbook nearly 30 years experience investigating and reconstructing traffic collisions. Mr. Baker has consulted and lectured in the United States and throughout the world on all levels of traffic collision analysis. His areas of expertise include accident reconstruction and computer simulations of traffic collisions. Mr. Baker’s knowledge and experience combined with contributions from experts in the fields of traffic engineering, accident reconstruction, and vehicle dynamics have produced the most up to date in-depth study of the skills needed to systematically investigate traffic collisions. This newest revision, Traffic Collision Investigation is essential for anyone seeking to accurately analyse traffic accidents. (A)
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