Bicycle and e-Bike Crash Analysis
DATE: Friday, 15 May 2026
TIME: 12 noon - 2pm EST (GMT-5, or 9am-11am Pacific Time)
COST: Free for NAPARS members; $6 for non-members
ACTAR: This event will be submitted to ACTAR for CEU consideration.
All attendees will be able to request an attendance certificate during the show.
The show will be recorded and put in the Reference Library along with various supporting material.
TOPICS:
- Controls, Geometry, Nomenclature
- Dynamics:
-Forces, including aero
-Lean angle & lateral movement
-Speed/Radius/Friction relationship
- Speed from Gear
- Normal riding speeds for men/women of various ages
- Mountain bikes v. Road Bikes
- Acceleration (including pedicab!)
- Braking dynamics / timing / rates
- Pitch-over calculation & Testing
- Tire Marks & Tire damage from braking
- e-bike testing
- Surmounting obstacles
- GPS devices (Garmin, Strava)
SPEAKER: Roman Beck has been working in the crash reconstruction field for more than 25 years, and riding bicycles much longer than that. Two years of Electrical Engineering undergraduate work combined with his BA and MA in Anthropology form a solid foundation to analyze crashes. He is an instructor for the League of American Bicyclists. His reference book on bicycle crash investigation is available on his website: http://www.beckforensics.com/
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