Bicycle/Tractor-Trailer
Accident Reconstruction
A
bicyclist was killed when she and her bicycle were hit by a
tractor-trailer making a right hand turn.
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What happened?
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Was the driver's testimony
consistent with physical evidence, including the tire
marks, bicycle damage, truck point of rest, and
bicyclist's injuries?
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What was the path of the
tractor trailer?
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Where was the bicyclist when
hit?
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Did the tractor trailer
climb the curb?
The
following exhibits were prepared to demonstrate that the
trailer DID climb the curb, and during that time the trailer
wheels ran over both the bicyclist and the bicycle.
A computer simulation, validated by truck testing, was
used to reconstruct the turning path of the tractor trailer
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