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2009 ARC-CSI Crash Conference Presentation
A Common Sense Approach to Explaining Real World Acceleration Values
Presented By: Timothy J. Reust
Time: 20 Min
When testifying in court and discussing acceleration/deceleration and acceleration values it is critical to communicate with the jury in a manner that is understandable. The best method to connect with the jury is by relating to their “real-life experiences”.
A series of instrumented tests were conducted to measure acceleration values which caused common items found within a vehicle to slide across the dash or along the carpet on the floor.
This presentation will discuss the test results and ideas to help when covering this topic in trial.
About Timothy J. Reust
Mr. Reust is based in the Los Angeles area and is an engineer with more than 20 years of experience in the field of accident reconstruction; in addition to reconstruction he has specialties in instrumented vehicle testing and event data recorder downloading and evaluation for both passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. He consults and lectures throughout the United States and Canada on issues related to event data recorders.
Mr. Reust has conducted many instrumented tests to measure the acceleration and braking performance of a wide variety of vehicle types including commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, emergency vehicles, bicycles and scooters.
