The purpose of the contract was to provide training for traffic accident investigators and allied specialists. Approximately 30 students were trained in each of three classes of a 2-week, 84-hour course. Major topics presented included: orientation; investigative techniques (classroom presentations and on-scene experience); human factors; vehicle factors; environmental factors; methods of accident data sampling; level II investigation; accident causation, collision severity, and injury severity; and computer simulation models of accident reconstruction applicable for in-depth investigations.
Multidisciplinary Highway Collision Investigation Course
1978
23 pages
Report
No indication
English
Job Training & Career Development , Transportation Safety , Road Transportation , Specialized training , Accident investigations , Motor vehicle accidents , Investigations , Injuries , Observation , Training devices , Motor vehicles , Data sampling , Computerized simulation , Students , Accident causes , Human factors , Injury severity , Accident reconstruction