Symposium on Traffic Safety
June 21-24, 2021

Advanced Investigative Techniques

• Airbag Control Module EEPROM Chip Swaps for the Retrieval of Electronic Crash Data - Destructive and Non-Destructive Methods
  - Jason Zeitler, Sr. Accident Reconstructionist, Luminous Forensics
• Airborne Vehicle Methodologies

  - Sergeant Weston Brown, Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department

• Distracted Driving: Causes and Consequences
  - John D. Lloyd, Ph.D., BRAINS, Inc.
• Drag Sled: Measuring Tire-Pavement Coefficient of Friction
  - Frank Navin, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Civil Engineering
• Interviewing Techniques for Traffic Crash Investigators
  - Detective John Odin (Ret.), Union County (NJ) Prosecutors Office
• It May Be Possible, But Is It Probable? (Monte Carlo)
  - Detective Ken Strohmeyer, Scottsdale (AZ) Police Department
• The Need, The Need for Weed: Cannabis Related Traffic Collisions

  - Investigator Dale B. Drummond, Beverly Hills (CA) Police Department

• Preservation of Crucial Evidence in Commercial Vehicle Crashes
  - Walter A. Dobson, IPTM Adjunct
• A Simulated Look at the Effects of Pedestrian Lateral Velocity on Pedestrian Post-Impact Trajectory

  - Mike W. Reade, President/Sr. Reconstructionist, Forensic Reconstruction Specialists

Crash Testing

• Full Scale Crash Testing Through the Years
  - John Daily, MSME, Jackson Hole (WY) Scientific Investigations, Inc.
• Live-Instrumented Crash Testing
  On site, live-instrumented crash testing
• Post-Crash Data Analysis and Review (Crash Team)

  - Wade Bartlett, P.E., Symposium Crash Team Coordinator

  IPTM’s team of renowned crash reconstructionists will be gathering all the data from the staged crashes. They will present their findings and analysis during two identical breakout sessions.

EDR

• EDR Closing Speed Analysis

  - Andrew Rich, BSME, Rich Consulting, LLC

• EDR Update

  - Richard Ruth, P.E., Ruth Consulting, LLC

• Kawasaki EDR

  - Ed Fatzinger, P.E., Forensic Engineer, Momentum Engineering

   

New Technology

• Accurate Timing from Video: The Limitation of Variable Refresh Rates
  - Andrew Fredericks, Technical Director, iNPUT-ACE
• Implementing a Drone Program for Crash Reconstruction: What You Need to Know for FAA Compliance
  - Andrew S. Klane, Chief Operating Officer, Forensic Mapping Solutions
• Time-Saving Techniques for Delivering High-Impact Scene Maps and Diagrams
  - William Henningsen, Forensic Mapper/Equipment Consultant/Public Safety, Collision Forensic Solutions
• Toyota Advanced Driver Assistance Systems: What are they? What data do they record? How do I get it?
  - Brad Muir, Crash Data Systems