DanDombrowski
06-04-2004, 02:57 PM
I just had to share this with you guys. I'm reading up on studying different kinds of tire marks for use in forensic evidence in doing accident reconstruction as an intern for an engineering company. This is a quote from the book:
"Roadway "artwork" is produced, usually by smartaleck drivers, who back up and then shift gears to start forward before they have stopped going backward. That leaves a hook in the scuffmark where the car stopped going backward and started going forward. The spinning wheel has lost traction and if both wheels spin, the vehicle can easily slip downhill on a cross slope. Sometimes these loops are repeated to leave an elegant pattern on the road such as shown in Exhibit 66. By this means, the drivers tries to impress on-lookers or passengers in the vehicle."
Yes yes, we all know how its done, this book is quite old. Just thought it was interesting enough that some of you might want to read it.
"Roadway "artwork" is produced, usually by smartaleck drivers, who back up and then shift gears to start forward before they have stopped going backward. That leaves a hook in the scuffmark where the car stopped going backward and started going forward. The spinning wheel has lost traction and if both wheels spin, the vehicle can easily slip downhill on a cross slope. Sometimes these loops are repeated to leave an elegant pattern on the road such as shown in Exhibit 66. By this means, the drivers tries to impress on-lookers or passengers in the vehicle."
Yes yes, we all know how its done, this book is quite old. Just thought it was interesting enough that some of you might want to read it.