vid 6 Flashcards
It is the systematic determination of what transpired in a traffic accident
TRAFFIC ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION
An activity performed by the police to gather information relative to an accident. The act of determining what happened and who and what was involve in the traffic accident, usually at the scene of the accident.
Traffic Accident Investigation
refers to the movement of persons, goods, or vehicle, either powered by combustion system or animal draw, from one place to another for the purpose of travel.
Traffic
is that occurrence in a sequence of events which usually produces unintended injury, death, or property damage.
Accident
an accident involving travel transportation on a traffic way.
Traffic Accident
is any event that results in unintended injury or property damage attributable directly or indirectly to the action of a motor vehicle or its load.
Motor Vehicle Accident
to any vehicle propelled by any power other than muscular power using the public highways
Motor Vehicle
is the entire width between boundary lines of every way or place of which any part is open to the use of the public for purposes of vehicular traffic as a matter of right or custom
Traffic Way
is any person using a traffic way for travel, parking for other purposes as a pedestrian or driver,
Traffic Unit
an event on the road which characterizes the manner of occurrence of a motor vehicle traffic accident
Key Event
is the accumulation of broken parts of vehicles rubbish, dust and other materials left at the scene of the accident by a collision.
Debris
are signs left on the roadway by tires which are not free to rotate, usually because brakes are applied strongly and the wheels locked.
Skid Marks
- a braking skid mark interrupted at frequent regular intervals; the skid mark made by a bouncing wheel on which brakes keep the wheel from turning.
Skip Skid
one signs left on the road by tires that are sliding or scrubbing while the wheel is still turning
Scuff Marks
is any motor vehicle accident occurring on a traffic way. E.g. ordinary collision between automobiles on a highway.
Motor Vehicle traffic accident
is any motor vehicle accident which occurs entirely in any place other than a traffic way.
Motor Vehicle non-traffic accident
is any accident occurring on a traffic way involving persons using the traffic way or travel or transportation, but not involving a motor vehicle in motion, e. g. pedestrian and cyclist in a traffic way.
Non-Motor vehicle traffic accident
is any motor vehicle accident where there is no fatal or injury to any person but only damage to the motor vehicle or to other property including injury to animals.
Property Damage Accident
any motor vehicle accident that results in injuries other than fatal to one or more persons.
Non-Fatal Injury Accident
any motor vehicle accidents that result death to one or more persons
Fatal Accident
is seeing, feeling, or hearing and understanding the usual or unexpected movement or condition that could be taken as a sign of the accident about to happen
Perception of hazard
is the first action taken by traffic unit to escape from a collision course or otherwise avoid a hazard.
Start of evasive action
is a first accidental touching of an object collision course or otherwise avoid a hazard.
Initial Contact
is greatest collapse or overlap in a collision. The force between the traffic unit and the object collided with are the greatest at
Maximum Engagement
is separation of a traffic unit in motion from an object with which it has collided. Force between the object ceases at this time.
Disengagement
is coming to rest. It usually destabilizes the accident situation.
Stopping
is coming to rest. It usually destabilizes the accident situation.
Stopping
is receiving bodily harm.
Injury
This is characterized by one of the involved persons ran away from the accident scene to evade responsibility.
Hit and Run Case
In photographing of traffic accident scene, you must also prepare ________ aside from photograph.
sketch
are one type of evidence in traffic accident investigation which transfers from one vehicle to another after collision.
Paints strips
the most important equipment in traffic accident investigation is…
Camera
In the absence of eyewitness, the broken glass can be mute witness that can talk to unmask the driver and open out the mystery vehicle.
Splintered Glass
It is now a settled fact that the pedestrian victim was run-over by the car as established by the broken headlamp glass. That being the case, tire marks can be lifted or collage on the clothing of the hit and run victim or on the pavement to supplement and compliment previous findings.
The Mark
The victim having been bumped by the car that resulted to his instantaneous death, definitely left residues on the clothes or on the pavement of car paints as a consequence of the collision.
Paint Strips
