Pedestrians can be struck by vehicles, motorcycles, sidewalk/curb inconsistencies, or other environmental/physical factors. As a result, it can cause substantial injuries or fatalities. The movement and location of a pedestrian during an impact can help us in discerning the resulting injuries that were caused.
At IRSA, we connect the pedestrian injury and the nature of the “hit.” We look at the kinematics, dynamics, injury mechanisms, injury criteria, and other biomechanical/reconstructive aspects of a pedestrian impact.
PEDESTRIAN SIMULATIONS
A pedestrian walks from the bank to the Marshalls across the street. Unfortunately for the pedestrian, a Ford Edge, who had just completed a U-turn was looking in his side view mirrors in attempt to change lanes toward the left turn lane. This video demonstrates that had the pedestrian been looking towards her right, she would have had a clear view of the approaching traffic and would have seen a vehicle close enough to constitute a hazard.
A pedestrian runs into the roadway directly in front of a vehicle. The vehicle reacts by swerving and braking, but is still unable to avoid striking the pedestrian.
