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Speedometer Reading After Crash
Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent
accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash speeds? |
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panabiker > wrote in news:1177600190.710477.26660
@u32g2000prd.googlegroups.com: > Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent > accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the > SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they > found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck > at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe > that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering > the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very > specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone > shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash > speeds? > > the black box will record the last 5 seconds of info on newer vehicles. KB -- Thunder Snake #9 "Protect" your rights or "lose" them. |
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panabiker wrote:
> Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent > accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the > SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they > found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck > at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe > that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering > the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very > specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone > shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash > speeds? > onboard black box. confession. measuring skid marks. recreating the accident scene - how far did the vehicle slide, etc... but, probably just an educated guess. Ray |
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On Apr 26, 11:09 am, panabiker > wrote:
> Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent > accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the > SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they > found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck > at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe > that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering > the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very > specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone > shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash > speeds? Probably read it off the "black box" instead of looking at the speedometer. nate |
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it was likely the black box. in the old school, they would formula it out. weight of vehicle, length of skid marks, impact damage, etc. although unless there's a full on proper investigation, they're wrong. my girlfriend was in a crash once, the cops said they hit that fence at 80 MPH. hmmmmm... 1982 K10 @ 80mph + fence seems like they should have done more than just knock the fence over from 80 miles per hour. i don't care what anyone says, 80 is fast, technically speaking, and that truck is very heavy. also considering that not wearing a seatbelt in a 30mph crash has been known to cause death. oh and plus no one was wearing seatbelts. so sometimes they just throw numbers around, i think they think they're cooler when they do that ****. -- mr_mushroom ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mr_mushroom's Profile: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...?userid=508258 View this thread: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=698167 http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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panabiker wrote:
> Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent > accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the > SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they > found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck > at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe > that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering > the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very > specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone > shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash > speeds? > Easy to do IF you have access to the proper software. They just plug into the OBD port and query the airbag module for the vehicle parameters at the time it deployed. It saves the information just like the freeze frame data that gets stored when the MIL comes on. It will tell them the speed, throttle position, engine RPMs, in what order the sensors for the bag(s)tripped,if you had the brakes applied (also shows if ABS was functioning at the time), seat belt use, exterior temperature. Plus a few other items. -- Steve W. |
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No belt and 90 mph, I'd like to get a ticket for either in Jersey and have my say in court. Tricky as to what agencys have access to the SIRS module info after a deployment. Good info., lugnut. -- maxwedge ------------------------------------------------------------------------ maxwedge's Profile: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...p?userid=19971 View this thread: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbul...d.php?t=698167 http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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> No belt and 90 mph, I'd like to get a ticket for either in Jersey and > have my say in court. Tricky as to what agencies have access to the > SIRS module info after a deployment. Hopefully as a mere matter of getting a ticket -- actually stuff the car at 90 with no belt, "you should have such problems." To get back to the original poster's question: I doubt that they would find a speedo stuck at 90 (in the car, that is; if your Speedo gets stuck at 90; well, you and all your buddies at the senior center should have such problems). Needles getting frozen at some reading is an ancient theme from fictional and apparently some factual accounts of aircraft crashes, violent disruptions of one's person in the era of mechanical wrist watches, etc. I am thinking that that takes extreme g's, especially in the case of an instrument where the position of the needle is a dynamic rather than a static affair (stopping a mechanical clock might be a lot easier to arrange, John Cameron Swayze notwithstanding). A quick glance through the literature of a field not my own indicates that a slap mark on the *face* of a speedometer is what investigators are usually looking for after a motor vehicle crash, not the needle's actually being frozen. Mythbusters could doubtless have a lot of fun with some old jalopies and an abandoned runway in this regard. As others have pointed out, there are several other ways of determining the crash speed through forensics at the general crime scene, perhaps onboard computers, and occupants coming clean about the situation. Cheers, --Joe |
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keep in mind - it was a state police owned and operated vehicle, and the
occupant was the governor of the state - I would assume that both the vehicle and the governor are tracked by GPS most of the time. Ad absurdum per aspera wrote: >> No belt and 90 mph, I'd like to get a ticket for either in Jersey and >> have my say in court. Tricky as to what agencies have access to the >> SIRS module info after a deployment. > > Hopefully as a mere matter of getting a ticket -- actually stuff the > car at 90 with no belt, "you should have such problems." > > To get back to the original poster's question: I doubt that they > would find a speedo stuck at 90 (in the car, that is; if your > Speedo gets stuck at 90; well, you and all your buddies at the > senior center should have such problems). Needles getting frozen at > some reading is an ancient theme from fictional and apparently some > factual accounts of aircraft crashes, violent disruptions of one's > person in the era of mechanical wrist watches, etc. I am thinking > that that takes extreme g's, especially in the case of an instrument > where the position of the needle is a dynamic rather than a static > affair (stopping a mechanical clock might be a lot easier to arrange, > John Cameron Swayze notwithstanding). > > A quick glance through the literature of a field not my own indicates > that a slap mark on the *face* of a speedometer is what investigators > are usually looking for after a motor vehicle crash, not the needle's > actually being frozen. Mythbusters could doubtless have a lot of > fun with some old jalopies and an abandoned runway in this regard. > > As others have pointed out, there are several other ways of > determining the crash speed through forensics at the general crime > scene, perhaps onboard computers, and occupants coming clean about the > situation. > > Cheers, > --Joe > |
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Software is not necedssarily needed, speedometer needles have stuck at speed
in accidents many years before onboard computers were installed on cars. Roy "Steve W." > wrote in message ... > panabiker wrote: >> Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent >> accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the >> SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they >> found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck >> at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe >> that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering >> the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very >> specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone >> shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash >> speeds? >> > > Easy to do IF you have access to the proper software. They just plug into > the OBD port and query the airbag module for the vehicle parameters at the > time it deployed. It saves the information just like the freeze frame data > that gets stored when the MIL comes on. It will tell them the speed, > throttle position, engine RPMs, in what order the sensors for the > bag(s)tripped,if you had the brakes applied (also shows if ABS was > functioning at the time), seat belt use, exterior temperature. Plus a few > other items. > > > -- > Steve W. > |
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