Thanks Dakota.
In my accident there weren't any skid marks because i didn't have a chance
to hit the brakes before the guy hit me. That would have actually helped me
in my case because the 2 witnesses, (one had been drinking, the other was
high, VERY reliable testimony) anyway, they had said i was going faster than
i actually was, so skid marks would have helped prove the truth.
But, so would have a non-biased cop at the accident scene.
I completely get what you are saying about skidding, and actually floating
on the burning rubber. I've been mislead by all the reviews i've seen about
anti-lock and non anti-lock brake demonstrations, mostly on TV. They always
show the 2 vehicles braking at pretty much the same distance. Then they try
and get them to brake hard and navigate around a set of cones. I'm sure
everyone has seen this type of demonstration, the anti-lock car totally
misses the curve yadda yadda...
The Adam Blaster
>
>As a safety engineer, along with my dad, we have looked at many MVA's
>(Motor
>Vehicle Accidents) in the past and I would guess 95% of them all have one
>thing in common. And that is they leave tire (skid) marks from the
>accident. Those that can control there brakeing and stay in control
>without
>skidding will be MUCH LESS likely to be involved in a crash. The
>coeficient
>of friction for tires is approx .95, and once they start to skid (which if
>you look at it in slow motion...the tires are skidding on the burning
>rubber) the coeficient of friction drops down to the area of water (ever
>hydroplaned in your DAK?...same idea as skidding on rubber)
>Well there. A little in depth stuff for any of you interetsted. BTW - if
>you are ever in a car wreck and leave skid marks and there is a question
>about your speed...through the use of the coefficent of friction the police
>(or myself as an investigator) can tell if you were speeding or not.
>Pretty
>neat stuff huh?!
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