Symposium on Traffic Safety
June 13-16, 2022

Advanced Investigative Techniques

• Bicycle and Electric Bicycle Performance and Handling for Crash Investigations (Roman Beck)
  - Roman Beck, Beck Forensics, Inc.
• Disc Air Brakes, Air Supported Anti-Lock Braking Systems and Adjustments for Bake Fade (Scott Skinner)

  - Scott Skinner, Collision Reconstructionist ACTAR #654, Collision Consulting and Reconstruction LLC

• Drag Sled Mechanics (Frank Navin)
  - Professor Fank Navin
• Faulty Airbag Inflators: A Guide to Investigating the Largest Automobile Recall in History (Richard Gill)

   - Det. Richard Gill, Mesa (AZ) Police Department

• Forensic Investigation of Lesser Collision Events (Ed Livesay)

   - Ed Livesay, IPTM Adjunct, Ed Livesay & Associates, Inc.

• How Far Do Headlights Penetrate? (James Sobek)

   - James Sobek, P.E., Clearly Visible Presentations, LLC

• Notes on Energy Methods (John Daily)

   - John Daily, MSME, Jackson Hole Scientific Investigations, Inc.

• Retroreflective Materials for Crash Reconstruction (Jeffrey Suway)

   - Jeffrey Suway, J.S. Forensics Consulting, LLC

• A Simulated Look at the Affects of Pedestrian Lateral Velocity on Pedestrian Post-Impact Trajectory (Mike Reade)

   - Mike Reade, IPTM Adjunct, Forensic Reconstruction Specialists, Inc.

• Trailer Crashes and Trailer Dynamics (Marco Garcia)
  - Marco Garcia, U-Haul International

Crash Testing

• Live, Instrumented Crash Testing
  Wade Bartlett, P.E., Symposium Crash Team Coordinator, will lead IPTM’s team of renowned crash reconstructionists as they conduct staged crashes, gather, and analyze all the data. Full test data will be available after the conference.
• Post-Crash Data Analysis and Review (Crash Team)

  Wade Bartlett, P.E. and IPTM’s team of renowned crash reconstructionists will present their findings and analyses of the live, instrumented crash testing during two identical breakout sessions on Thursday morning.

EDR

• Chip-Level Forensics: Recovering Crash Data from Burned and Damaged Passenger Vehicle Airbag Control Modules and EDRs (Jason Zeitler)
  - Sgt. Jason Zeitler (Ret.), Sr. Accident Reconstructionist, Luminous Forensics
• EDR in Traffic Crash Reconstruction Update (Richard Ruth)

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

• The Traffic Signal as an EDR: Did It Record Your Crash? (Alan Moore)

   - Alan Moore, P.E., A.B. Moore Forensic Engineering, Inc.

• What's New with GM EDRs (Don Floyd)

   - Don Floyd, General Motors

New Technology

• Crash Reconstruction and Highly Automated Vehicles (Alan Moore)

   - Alan Moore, P.E., A.B. Moore Forensic Engineering, Inc.

• CARFAX for Police Investigations and Traffic Tools (Josh Schultz)

   - Josh Schultz, eCrash/Driver Exchange Supervisor, CARFAX for Police

• The Ultimate Guide to Laser Scanners (Benjamin Molinar & Louis Peck)

   - Benjamin Molinar, P.E., Axiom Forensic/Lightpoint Scientific
   - Louis Peck, P.E., Axiom Forensic/Lightpoint Scientific

• Vehicle System Forensics (Wesley Vandiver)
  - Wesley Vandiver, Berla Corporation
• Demonstrative Evidence from Photogrammetry: Showing Maximum Engagement & PDOF in the Courtroom (Mark DiCocco)

   - Mark DiCocco, M.S., ACTAR, Forensic Mapping Solutions