Introduction to Traffic Crash Investigation

Course 1 contains 14 modules and provides an introduction to the various crash investigation topics. The modules are an overview of the Northwestern Traffic Crash Investigation courses, and although diverse, the topics do not provide the detail and depth of the full course curriculum

Module 1

Module 1

  • Role of the crash investigator within the Safe System 
  • Need for multidisciplinary 
  • investigative approach and strategy to crash investigation 
  • Forward planning and the need to be adequately resourced and trained 
  • Human, vehicle, environment Definitions 
  • Five levels of crash investigation 
  • Special investigation considerations 
  • Basic crash investigation equipment 

 

Module 1 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 2

Module 2:

  • Discuss the importance of securing the scene and traffic management around crash site. 

  • Discuss the importance of delayed At-scene investigations and list the tasks that need to be completed. 

  • Discuss/develop a strategy for the Team Approach (Team of Investigators) to Crash Investigation. 

  • Discuss the necessary equipment for Crash Investigations and more advanced equipment that can be utilized. 

Module 2 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 3

Module 3:

  • Site specific work zone traffic management with potential diversions and congestion relief tactics 

  • Safe working practices, high visibility clothing, team vehicle positioning, etc. 

Module 3 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 4

Module 4:

  • Quick review of crash scene 
  • security, management, and command 
  • Identify and discuss common collision results that are important to crash investigation 
  • Discuss pre and post-collision tire marks and their significance 
  • Three stages of a collision 
  • Identify/discuss signs on the road for first contact and maximum 

Module 4 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 5

Module 5:

  • Identify investigative considerations concerning contributing factors 

  • Discuss the role of the Human, Vehicle, and Environment in a collision 

  • Discuss the role of Road Safety Inspections 

Module 5 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 6

Module 6:

  • Identification of roadway collision results 

  • Detailed discussion of tire mark evidence and the corresponding vehicle activity 

Module 6 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 7

Module 7:

  • Photographing, video camera or Camcorder, and drone video imagery. 

  • Consider local CCTV footage, enforcement camera images, private dashcam footage, and mobile phone video recordings. 

  • Technical considerations 

  • Legal considerations 

  • Crash scene photography considerations 

  • Camera types 

  • Camera basics 

  • Backup and image formats 

  • Scene photo methodology 

  • Vehicle photo methodology 

  • Telling stories with photos 

  • Nighttime photo considerations 

Module 7 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 8

Module 8:

  • Reconstruction of traffic crashes is dependent upon at-scene evidence collection. 

  • Produce a scale diagram of the after- collision situation from measurements of the results of the collision. 

  • List the required elements necessary for a field sketch. 

  • Describe the process to set up a coordinate system and collecting measurements. 

  • Describe the process to set up a triangulation system and collecting measurements. 

  • List critical data and importance from a crash scene relevant to producing a scale diagram. 

Module 8 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 9

Module 9:

  • Briefly discuss scale diagrams and the importance for the reconstruction of the collision 

  • Briefly discuss the different ways to document collision results and configurations of roadways 

  • Review/discuss the field sketch and the measurements of the collision results 

  • Review/discuss the field sketch and the measurements required to draw road configuration to scale 

  • Show three examples of field sketches along with the associated hand measurements and completed scale diagrams 

Module 9 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 10

Module 10:

 

  • Investigative mindset and open mindedness 
  • Why engineers should consider statements and their content 
  • Understanding basic interviewing principles and general considerations 
  • Identifying hearsay evidence 
  • Record unprompted statements immediately and verbatim against written/signed statements, if possible. 
  • Specific occupant and witness interview considerations 
  • The driving process and how it relates to occupant and witness interviews and statements 

Module 10 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 11

Module 11:

  • Briefly discuss the nomenclature of the vehicle and the VIN assigned to the vehicle 

  • Discuss the ways to obtain vehicle specifications 

  • Discuss the six ways vehicle damage can be categorized 

  • Discuss protocol for recording damage on vehicles with photographs 

  • Discuss the mandatory vehicle examination area during crash investigation (General Vehicle Examination form) 

  • Briefly discuss contact damage and induced damage 

  • Briefly discuss the importance of imprints, rub-off and superimposed contact damage 

  • Briefly discuss the secondary impact and Principal Direction of Force 

Module 11 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 12

Module 12:

  • Overview of light-vehicle event data recorders, including components, event types, and evidence preservation. 

  • Overview and use of event data recorder retrieval tools. 

module 12 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 13

Module 13:

  • Responses to traffic collisions 
  • Data gathering and follow-up 
  • General report writing 

Module 13 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

Module 14

Module 14:

  • Investigating collisions to improve roadway safety 

  • Inclusion of Engineering, Enforcement and Education 

  • Development of relationships with stakeholders 

Module 14 Quiz

Read the instructions below to complete the quiz successfully:

  1. Answer All Questions: This quiz consists of 3 multiple-choice questions. To record your participation, make sure to provide an answer for each question.
  2. Choose the Best Answer: For each question, select the answers that you believe are correct. 
  3. Submit Your Responses: Once you have answered all the questions, click on the "Submit" button at the end of the quiz to record your participation.
  4. Scoring: The quiz is for participation purposes, and there is no scoring or grading involved. The goal is to have fun and test your general knowledge.
  5. Technical Support: If you encounter any technical issues or have questions, please reach out to the instructor.

Thank you for your participation, and good luck!

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