Research / Crash Tests

Lawyers and Judges Low-Speed Accident Reconstruction and Litigation Seminar/Crash Test

This conference was held on October 22 - 23, 1999 and included the following speakers:

• Mark Gomez, Ph.D. - Biomechanical Aspects of Low-Speed Accidents
• Rob Stearns - Fraud in Low-Speed Accidents: Investigative and Ethical Aspects. Rob Stearns is a Platinum Member of the ARC Network. You can visit his web site at www.accidentreconstruction.com/rstearns
• Peter Rast, Ph.D. - Investigation: Documenting and Preserving the Evidence
• Constance Fain, Esq. - Legal Ethics
• Alan Immerman, D.C. - The Role of Chiropractors in Low-Speed Cases
• Alan Watts, Ph.D. - The Role of Engineers and Physicists in Low-Speed Accident Cases. You can purchase Alan's book in the ARC Network Bookstore or here.
• Jerry J. Eubanks, ACTAR - Low-Speed Vehicle Crash Tests. The results and video from these tests are included below.
• Nick Vakula, Esq. - Daubert/Kumho Challenges: Plaintiff's Perspective
• Rip Harwood, Esq. - Daubert/Kumho Challenges: The Defense Perspective
• Alan Watts, Ph.D. - Reconstructing the Accident
• Mark Johnson, Ph.D. - Demonstrative Evidence in Low-Speed Accident Cases
• Mock Cross Examination with Panel Discussion

This conference was conducted by Lawyers and Judges Publishing Company. For more information please visit their web site

Test Location: Scottsdale Arizona
Date: October 23, 1999

Vehicle 1 (target vehicle):
1985 Chevrolet Cavalier 4 door Red
VIN 1G1JC69P8FJ207746
Weight 2336 lbs with driver for tests 1-9 weight 2546 lbs

Vehicle 2 (bullet vehicle):
1986 Dodge Charger SE 2 door Brown
VIN 1B3BZ44C1GD183777
Weight 2167 lbs with driver for tests 10-15 weigth 2377 lbs

Rider/driver co-coordinator: W.R. "Rusty" Haight
Co-coordinator: Jerry J. Eubanks

Crash Test Data:

The isolators on the Chevrolet were measured for stroke distance after each test. On tests 1-3 only the passenger side isolator was sprayed with Christmas tree flocking. For tests 4-13 both isolators were foamed as there was a great difficulty determining the actual stroking for each test. The Dodge Charger had a foam absorber system. The following table shows the data for each test.

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