DESCRIPTION

Since 1940, traffic accident investigators, attorneys, engineers, and insurance adjusters have relied on various editions of Northwestern's Traffic Accident Investigation textbook.

Originally written by J. Stannard Baker, the manual has set the standard for traffic crash investigation. This newest revision, Traffic Collision Investigation (2002), combines years of instruction from Northwestern University Center for Public Safety (formerly the Traffic Institute) faculty with updated information from experts in the fields of traffic engineering, accident reconstruction and vehicle dynamics.

Traffic Collision Investigation includes step-by-step procedures, new diagrams and new forms to assist the investigator by simplifying information gathering and recording. It also includes new information on lamps, tires and photogrammetry along with new chapters on accidents at highway/rail grade crossings and vehicle behavior. 530 pages hardbound.

• Preparation for Traffic Collision Investigation
• Information From and About People
• Information From Vehicles
• Information From Roads
• Measuring and Mapping the Collision Scene
• Photographing the Collision Scene and Damaged Vehicles
• Lamp Examination for “On” or “Off” in Vehicle Collisions
• Tire Examination After Motor Vehicle Collisions
• Photogrammetry For Collision Analysis
• Understanding Vehicle Behavior
• Highway/Rail Grade Crossing Collision Investigation