Expert methods for determining the speed of a vehicle at the moment of collision with a pedestrian: current state of the issue (a review)
- Authors: Vavilov A.Y.1, Vasilev D.N.2, Timerzyanov M.I.2
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Affiliations:
- Izhevsk State Medical Academy
- Republican Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination
- Issue: Vol 11, No 2 (2025)
- Pages: 155-165
- Section: Reviews
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2411-8729/article/view/313916
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/fm16267
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/LEIXOB
- ID: 313916
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Knowing the vehicle’s speed at the moment of collision with a pedestrian is essential for investigators and law enforcement officers to lawfully and accurately interpret the driver’s actions and contributing factors during a traffic accident. However, only a few objective methods for determining vehicle speed are applicable in expert practice.
This article examines the current state of this issue based on a review of contemporary Russian and international scientific sources. Existing methods are examined based on their core principle. It is shown that objective assessment of a vehicle’s speed at the moment of impact with a stationary obstacle (a pedestrian) is a complex task that requires the use of several approaches with varying degrees of applicability. Further research is needed into the morphological analysis of the conditions and circumstances of traffic accidents involving a moving vehicle and a stationary pedestrian, taking into account the design features of modern vehicles. This will contribute not only to a more thorough and objective investigation of road traffic accidents, but also to the advancement of forensic medicine.
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Alexey Yu. Vavilov
Izhevsk State Medical Academy
Author for correspondence.
Email: izhsudmed@hotmail.com
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9472-7264
SPIN-code: 3275-3730
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor
Russian Federation, IzhevksDmitriy N. Vasilev
Republican Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination
Email: animat20@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0009-0009-2561-2517
Russian Federation, Kazan
Marat I. Timerzyanov
Republican Bureau of Forensic Medical Examination
Email: Marat.Timerzyanov@tatar.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-3918-8832
SPIN-code: 7054-5195
MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor
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