INSTRUCTOR: To Be Determined
COST: $999
LENGTH: 4 days - 32 hours
LOCATION: Surprise, AZ
CATEGORIES: Accident Investigation, Traffic Stops
NOTES: Prerequisites: The student must have successfully completed an accident reconstruction/technical class.
Why use Excel for Traffic Crash Reconstruction? Consider the following points:
Errors have been found in commercial accident reconstruction software.
You do not know what goes behind the scenes in commercial accident reconstruction software because you did
not program it.
Most jurors have at least heard of Excel because it comes free with many store-bought computers. Jurors are
comfortable with Excel.
You can testify that you programmed the equations yourself and that nothing unusual is happening behind the
scenes.
With Excel, you are not stuck with a pre-formatted results output. Your data may be customized for each
reconstruction that you do.
Excel can handle multiple phases of a crash reconstruction, while commercial software must deal with one phase
at a time. For example, a spin analysis may be combined with any number of energy losses in one spreadsheet.
There is not one accident reconstruction program that does everything. Excel can be programmed to do just about
anything. You are only limited by your imagination.
This four-day class includes an extra day dedicated to monte Carlo analysis.
