March 2023

Median Barriers

The details of some collisions cause roadway design issues to be called into question. Was it proper to install a mountable curb in this elevated median, or should it have consisted of a proper median barrier? At Quality Forensic Engineering, LLC our engineers can help you answer these kinds of design related questions in addition …

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Have you met – Mitchell A. Chermak, BSME – Mechanical Engineer?

Have you met – Mitchell A. Chermak, BSME – Mechanical Engineer? Mr. Chermak is a Mechanical Engineer specializing in accident reconstruction and forensic engineering research and analysis. He has worked on over 200 accident reconstruction cases over the last four years, which have included automobiles, trucks, tractor‐trailers, motorcycles, pedestrians, bicycles and various machinery and products. …

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Failed Guardrail

A guardrail’s primary function is to deflect an errant vehicle along the rail’s length. The capability of a guardrail structure to deflect a vehicle, at a certain collision angle in its length, can be determined adequate OR substandard, based on how well it actually redirected the vehicle. However, when guardrails fail to do their job …

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Techstream Data

Newer Toyota vehicles are now equipped with safety systems that include additional data that is downloadable through Toyota Techstream. Techstream data can include information such as event data that may not be recorded through a typical airbag control module (black box). For instance, in the case of a pedestrian type collision. Techstream data may also …

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