Our experts in Collision Reconstruction, Injury Biomechanics and Human Factors work together to investigate pedestrian-car crashes. They’ve created a webinar specifically for legal and insurance professionals to demonstrate how their unique expertise contributes to cases involving pedestrians. We hope you will join us.
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| October 29th, 2020 | 10:00 AM Pacific / 1:00 PM Eastern | On Zoom |
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When a car collides with a pedestrian, experts need to look further than the damage to the car and marks on the road to reconstruct the events. Learn how our experts Ross Hunter, Pamela D’Addario and Kurt Ising combine their unique set of skills to investigate pedestrian collisions. By analyzing injury, sightline, response times, and visibility, they get the answers central to your cases.
Our presenters are certified continuing education providers by the California State Bar, and our courses are accredited by the Law Societies of British Columbia and Ontario.
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The presenters – Pedestrian Accidents
Ross Hunter, MS PE
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Mr. Ross Hunter has Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Davis and Irvine. Ross worked in MEA’s Collision Reconstruction group before earning his Master’s degree. Now an expert in injury biomechanics with over a decade of experience investigating motor vehicle collisions, he has a foot in both world: he can reconstruct collisions based on the physical evidence, and assess the potential for injury for vehicle occupants and pedestrians involved in accidents. |
Ross' presentation:
- Introduction to reconstructing pedestrian-car crashes
- The role of a biomechanics expert in pedestrian cases
Pamela D'Addario, MASc PEng
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A human factors specialist, Ms. Pamela D'Addario assesses the behavior of individuals to determine how their action, or lack of action, could have contributed to a collision or injury-causing event. As a senior engineer and a member of the Human Factors group in MEA Forensic’s Toronto office, Pamela investigates vehicle collisions: assessing issues such as collision severity, collision sequence, vehicle speed, avoidance potential, nighttime visibility, and driver response times. |
Pamela's presentation:
- The role of a human factors expert in pedestrian cases
- How drivers react to pedestrians
- Evaluating sightlines
Kurt Ising, MASc PEng
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Mr. Kurt Ising leads the firm’s research into how drivers, riders and pedestrians detect, perceive and respond to hazards. Kurt’s interest in human factors started with research into how far away drivers can see pedestrians at night. He developed a method for measuring light levels at an accident location and objectively assessing driver visual performance. Since then, he has published peer-reviewed research on nighttime visibility, perception-response time and the effects of driver distraction. |
Kurt's presentation:
- Nighttime visibility issues
- From crash to trial: a case study
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