Hawkins’ Collision Investigators Back on Track at Brands Hatch & Cadwell
After a good start to the 2022 Classic Racing Motorcycle Club season at the Welsh Classic meeting in Pembrey over the Easter weekend, Charles and James raced at both the Brands Hatch meeting in May and the Anglesey meeting in June. Charles also most recently took part in races at Cadwell Park on 2 and 3 July.
Hawkins Collision Investigators Take to the Roads in Pembrey
Two Hawkins’ mechanical engineers, Charles Murdoch and James Wade, not only investigate road traffic collisions, but also take to the roads themselves during motorcycle club races.
Acceleration from Rest
Acceleration from Rest in Road Traffic Collisions in the Information Age emphasises understanding junction dynamics.
Spark Ignition: Electrical Fires Onboard Vehicles
Forensic investigations into the causation of vehicle fires may be considered, by some, to be a dark art.
Autonomous Emergency Braking
Active safety systems like Autonomous Emergency Braking face real-world challenges not replicated in tests. This insight explores these discrepancies and testing
Robert Taylor Joins Hawkins’ Road Traffic Collision Investigation Team
Robert is a Chartered Engineer and has joined Hawkins after working in automotive systems at Millbrook Proving Ground.
Wearing a Helmet When Cycling Might Just Save Your Life
One might think that in today’s Health and Safety conscious society there would be universal support for the wearing of cycle helmets. However, amongst the cycling community, opinion remains sharply divided on the issue of making helmet use mandatory. Advocates for the wearing of cycle helmets have rider safety as their primary concern, but critics claim that making helmet use compulsory will discourage people from cycling, meaning that those who choose not to would miss out on the health benefits that regular cycling can offer.
The Importance of Understanding the Starting Acceleration of Cars in Everyday Traffic
On UK roads in 2018, a total of 160,597 personal-injury road traffic collisions were reported to the Police, with at least one fatality recorded in 1,784 of those collisions.
The Use of 3D Laser Scanners in Collision Investigation
3D laser scanners have become a well-established tool in the field of surveying, and more recently have been a common method adopted by Police Forces for recording the scenes of road traffic collisions.
Event Data Recorders in Passenger Vehicles
An Event Data Recorder or EDR is a function or device installed in a vehicle that records technical vehicle and occupant information for a brief period of time (seconds, not minutes) before, during and after a collision, for the purpose of monitoring and assessing vehicle safety system performance.