Symposium on Traffic Safety
May 11-14, 2020

Crash Investigation & Reconstruction Breakout Sessions

We're in the final planning phase for the 2020 Symposium on Traffic Safety. The confirmed crash-related breakout sessions and speakers are listed below. This page will be updated as information becomes available.

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Advanced Investigative Techniques

• A Simulated Look at the Effects of Pedestrian Lateral Velocity on Pedestrian Post-Impact Trajectory

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

• Air Disc Brakes
  - Walter A. Dobson, IPTM Adjunct
• 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
• Heavy Vehicle Side and Rear Collision Speed Analysis

  - Scott E. Skinner, Collision Reconstructionist, Collision Consulting and Reconstruction LLC

• 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

Crash Testing

• Full Scale Crash Testing Through the Years
  - John Daily, MSME, Jackson Hole (WY) Scientific Investigations, Inc.
• Live-Instrumented Crash Testing Sponsored by RIEGL
  All Symposium attendees will travel to Showtime Speedway for lunch, crash avoidance demonstrations, pedestrian vs. vehicle strikes, followed by multiple live, instrumented crashes. IPTM's team of renowned crash reconstructionists will gather and analyze the data from the staged crashes and present their findings during two identical breakout sessions.
  

   

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• 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 2020

  - 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
• Crash Reconstruction and the Highly Automated Vehicle

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

• General Motors Passive and Active Safety Features and Which Ones Have Supported EDR Data
  - Don Floyd, Global CDR Tool Project Manager, General Motors
• Implementing a Drone Program for Crash Reconstruction: What You Need to Know for FAA Compliance
  - Andrew S. Klane, Chief Operating Officer, Forensic Mapping Solutions
• Reconstruction of Crashes Involving Articulated Vehicles
  - Terry D. Day, P.E., President, Engineering Dynamics Corporation
• Scanning Efficiency and Productivity: Get the Most from Your FARO Scanner and Software

  - Derik J. White, Director of Software Development Public Safety, FARO Technologies

  - Bobby Jones, Crash and Crime Scene Reconstructionist

• 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
• The Traffic Signal as an EDR: Did It Record Your Crash?

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