An Evidence Based Method to Calculate Pedestrian Crossing Speeds in Vehicle Collisions
- Submitting institution
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Coventry University
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 13626168
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.aap.2018.05.020
- Title of journal
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
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- First page
- 66
- Volume
- 118
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0001-4575
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- June
- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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2
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper presents a new and rigorous method to estimate pedestrian impact speed for Road Traffic accidents. The mathematical method generated was based on accurate real-life fatality information provided from dash-cam information and photographic evidence from collisions. This method is able to predict the pedestrian crossing speed to an accuracy within 6% of the actual speed. This method is unique and is capable to solve hit-and-run cases accurately should the pedestrian speed range be known. This new forensic technique and estimator programme was supplied to West Midlands Police’s Central Motorway Police Group forensic division and is now under evaluation.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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