ATVs may follow the same physical laws as cars, but their unique configurations and environments mean their crash scenes deserve special attention. This presentation will discuss test data useful to the crash analyst in determining speed, including
Heavy Braking Rolling Friction Rollovers Analysis Airborne Analysis 2 Vehicle Collisions ATV Gate Collision
OUR SPEAKER: Mark Wright retired from Ontario Provincial Police Retired OPP after 38 years in law enforcement. He served as the OPP Provincial Collision Reconstruction Coordinator for 21 years. He holds ACTAR 1312 (since 2002), and has served 19 years on the ACTAR BoD. He has been involved in ATV collision research for more than 20 years.
NAPARS members get a 50-Euro discount, so the class is just 100€.
Presented April 8, 15, 22, and 29th.
To register just visit:
Registered attendees will be able to request an attendance certificate during the show.
Almost every AR investigation and reconstruction requires us to make photographs for documentation, analysis (including photogrammetry), demonstration, and to use as exhibits in reports, depositions, and trials. Three tools—tripods, polarizers, and flash—help ensure you create consistent, accurate, good quality, and useful photographs.
-1- Tripods: Features to look for.
How tall should they be?
Uses: steady camera
level camera
low light or long exposures
when you need to be in the photo
before and after photos
multiple photos from same position
focus stacking.
Choosing a tripod head.
-2- Polarizers: Reduce glare and enrich saturation.
Only filter whose effects you can’t replicate in Photoshop.
Useful for almost all site and vehicle inspections.
Especially critical for documenting tire marks.
Can bring out details on vehicles you can’t see with the naked eye.
-3- Flash: Using ambient, full flash, or fill flash.
Add light where it’s needed.
Show textures.
Reduce excessive contrast.
Freeze motion.
Multiple flashes bring out details in shadows.
OUR SPEAKER: For more than 40 years, Tom has been providing litigation-oriented consulting engineering services in tire failures and applications, forensic photography, and vehicle accident reconstruction. He runs https://vadnaisengineering.com/ operating out of the Atlanta area, but he travels nationwide for his clients.
We are pleased to announce final training of 2024 hosted by NAPARS:
Heavy Vehicle Event Data Recorder (HVEDR) Use in Traffic Crash Investigation Analyst Training, by Forensic Training Group (https://forensictraininggroup.com/)
This four-day training offers further training into the history, development, and function of heavy vehicle digital forensics. The investigator’s expanded interpretation skills will assist in the completion of a situation-based crash reconstruction. Topics include:
Outside testing on Tuesday or Wednesday, half day, be prepared for dirty work!
Eligible for ACTAR credits
Location: Training facility for Savannah Police Department, 3401 Edwin Street, Savannah GA
September 23-26 ( Monday thru Thursday), 8-5 every day.
Cost: $500 for NAPARS members, $750 non-members
Attendees will be on their own for lunch.
2025 Symposium on EDR Research and Testing
We'll be at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach, CA
Mark your calendar.
More details on speakers as they come available.
We'll open up registration in a few months.
The New York State Traffic Accident Reconstruction Specialists will be hosting the 2025 Joint Conference in the Lake George NY area.
https://nystars.org/joint-conferences
Venue: Fort William Henry Resort
NAPARS, PO Box 866Farmington NH 03835603.923-8077admin@napars.org
