McHenry Forum - Crash Reconstruction & Simulation

added additional graphics, updated images

4.5.1 now added to this thread

updates for 2024

Ran across this again so good idea to always check you 3d models on an overhead view, when you click on the model, it shows a purple 'box' which is the overall length and width Since generally width is NOT including the sideview mirrors, be sure to change the Width scale (see below) we have an enhan...

Another paper on heavy truck braking performed by NHTSA NHTSA’s 2018 Heavy Vehicle Automatic Emergency Braking Test Track Research Results Abstract This paper presents National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s 2017 and 2018 test track research results with heavy vehicles equipped with forward...

Excellent NYTimes article in Magazine section this past weekend Why Are American Drivers so Deadly? After decades of declining fatality rates, dangerous driving has surged again. _______________ COMMENTS: Excellent read, main points we have been pointing out for decades See Discussion on Speed, Seat...

Q: Thank you very much for the reply and thoughts on the subject. Out of curiosity, why are you ending the “leasing” option? What is the other option? I didn’t see it on the pages you sent. A: We essentially were the same price point as pc-crash and virtual crash And also had an annual maintenance ...

On another forum this question came up: Q: I am about to purchase VirtualCrash 5, and I want to see if anyone has any thoughts they would be willing to share with me. Any thoughts? A: Only suggestion is why drop $$$ ($5000 or so?) on a purchase of the program (or pc-crash, which is equivalent) which...

This thread will contain notes on the many enhancements we've added to msmac3D 4.5 which will deploy shortly. Sequential Inputs for Steer, Braking, Velocity New Mouse Functions – Rotate/Pitch with right button New Color Picker Point List Animation – Display other programs output in msmac3D Graphics ...

Another related posting on Linkedin which starts " I used to assume these crashes should be easy to avoid, but training has shown me that research has proven otherwise: " and a link in the posting included the statement " Human error accounts for 94 to 96% of all automobile crashes. S...