Traffic Management and Collision Investigation features:
- deal with the problems of the intoxicated driver
- consider wet weather driving
- supervise the traffic management team
- understand collision reconstruction formula in both miles kilometers and MPH
- complete the various reports required
- analyze traffic reports, volume studies, and characteristics
- gather and preserver proper items for evidence
- comprehend enforement tactics and techniques
Traffic Management and Collision Investigation is designed for anyone involved in traffic equation from students to transportation safety directors.
Contents
Historical Development
- The Physical Organization of Society
- The Growth of Transportation Philosophies
- Twentieth Century Transportation
- The Scope of the Traffic Problem
Basic Terms
- Definitions
- Collision Classifications
Collision Scene Management
- The Traffic Collision Investigator
- Collision Management
The Collision Investigation
- The Report
- The Investigation
- Common Abbreviations Used in Collision Investigation
Prevalent Collision Factors
- The Necessity for Legislation
- Collision-Causing Factors
Driving While Intoxicated
- Depth of the Problem
- Identification of the Drunken Driver
- Use of Drugs While Driving
- Test Refusal
- Intoxication Arrest Reports
- Taking the Case to Court
Human Factors: Psychological
- Culture
- Mood and Temperament
- Enviromental Factors
- Other Psychological Factors
Human Factors: Physiological
- Vision
- Hearing
- P.I.E.V. Theory
Collision Reconstruction
- Feet per Second
- Rolling Friction
- Coefficient of Friction
- Skid Marks
- Deformation Damage
- Total Velocity
- Vaulting Formula
- Special Conditions
- Measuring Device Accuracy
- Investigator Safety
- Summary of Collision Mathematics
- Kinetic Energy and Collisions
- Velocity at the Moment of Impact
- Vector Analysis
- Minimum Speed Determinations Based on Falling Objects from a Moving Vehicle
- Speed Determinations from Falling Glass
The Hydroplaning Phenomenon
- Tire Tread and Pressure
- Factors That Affect Hydroplaning
- Formula for Hydroplaning
- Tire Quality Grading System
- Wet Weather Driving Tips
Collision Statistics, Studies, and Solutions
- Recording the Collision
- Resolving the Collision Problem
- Contributive Traffic Problems
- Reporting Rates
- The Traffic Engineer
- Traffic Education
- The Driving Equation
Collecting, Quantifying, and Recording Collision Evidence
- Collecting Physical Evidence
- Physics of the Collision
- Taking Photographs
- Interviewing Witnesses
- Interrogation Participants
Traffic Supervision
- Deployment of Police Officers
- Scheduling
- Supervision: the Nuts and Bolts
- History and Growth of Police Supervision
- Classification and Assessment of Organizational Behavior
- Lexicon of Dimensions
Management of Unusual Collisions
- Examples of Unusual Traffic Occurences
- Uses of Flares and Cones
- Starting Stalled Vehicles
- Downed Power Lines and Poles
Traffic Enforcement Techniques
- Introduction
- Omnipresence
- Road Patrol
- Pursuit Driving
- The Traffic Stop and Approach
- Traffic Breaks
- The Police Radio
Specialization in Traffic Management
- Auto Theft
- Commercial Vehicle Law Enforcement
- Public Relations
- Statistician
- Court Liaison
- Collision Investigation Expert
Appendices
- Squares and Square Roots
- Comparision of Meters and Customary Units of Feet
- Comparision of Inches and Meter
- Comparision of Miles Per Hour to Kilometer Per Hour
Index
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