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A rear-end collision is a traffic accident where a vehicle, regardless of
cause, crashes into the vehicle in front of it. Rear-end collisions are the
most common type of accident on American roadways, accounting for about
2.5 million crashes each year.
Most state vehicle laws, including Illinois, require drivers to follow at a safe
distance and be able to stop for vehicles in front of them. If a driver fails to
reduce speed before striking the vehicle in front them, then law
enforcement officers generally assume that he or she is at fault for causing
the accident.
In many cases, this assumption holds true. Many drivers follow too closely
and at a far greater speed than is safe to stop.
However, this does not suggest that a driver who rear-ends a vehicle in
front of them is solely at fault for a crash. A lead vehicle may have an
equipment failure, such as no brake lights or a defective signal light.
Human beings are generally poor judges of closing speed, and without
brake lights or signal lights, motorists may not be able to determine that the
vehicle in front of them is slowing. This is also compounded by the fact that
many motorists make sudden stops or turns in traffic where such actions
are prohibited.
Our accident reconstruction experts can examine vehicle damage and
scene evidence in order to determine how fast a vehicle was going when it
rear-ended the vehicle in front of it. We always utilize peer reviewed and
validated methodologies in producing our expert reconstruction opinions.
cause, crashes into the vehicle in front of it. Rear-end collisions are the
most common type of accident on American roadways, accounting for about
2.5 million crashes each year.
Most state vehicle laws, including Illinois, require drivers to follow at a safe
distance and be able to stop for vehicles in front of them. If a driver fails to
reduce speed before striking the vehicle in front them, then law
enforcement officers generally assume that he or she is at fault for causing
the accident.
In many cases, this assumption holds true. Many drivers follow too closely
and at a far greater speed than is safe to stop.
However, this does not suggest that a driver who rear-ends a vehicle in
front of them is solely at fault for a crash. A lead vehicle may have an
equipment failure, such as no brake lights or a defective signal light.
Human beings are generally poor judges of closing speed, and without
brake lights or signal lights, motorists may not be able to determine that the
vehicle in front of them is slowing. This is also compounded by the fact that
many motorists make sudden stops or turns in traffic where such actions
are prohibited.
Our accident reconstruction experts can examine vehicle damage and
scene evidence in order to determine how fast a vehicle was going when it
rear-ended the vehicle in front of it. We always utilize peer reviewed and
validated methodologies in producing our expert reconstruction opinions.
The conditioned response of slowing the
vehicle to avoid a crash is the only
avoidance technique required of drivers by
Illinois Law - 625 ILCS 5/11-601(a). The
legislative intent of this statue is clear in that
it compels drivers to use due care and
requires they slow, when possible, if faced
with a hazard. To read this statute, please
click here.
vehicle to avoid a crash is the only
avoidance technique required of drivers by
Illinois Law - 625 ILCS 5/11-601(a). The
legislative intent of this statue is clear in that
it compels drivers to use due care and
requires they slow, when possible, if faced
with a hazard. To read this statute, please
click here.
Rear end accidents are often referred to as in-line collisions
by accident reconstructionists. Our experts can use slight
variations of the conservation of linear momentum equation to
determine the impact speed for the striking vehicle. The law
of conservation of linear momentum is a fundamental law of
nature, and it states that the total momentum of a closed
system of objects is constant. In addition, as long as the units
remain the same throughout the equation, any unit of weight
and velocity (speed) may be used.
by accident reconstructionists. Our experts can use slight
variations of the conservation of linear momentum equation to
determine the impact speed for the striking vehicle. The law
of conservation of linear momentum is a fundamental law of
nature, and it states that the total momentum of a closed
system of objects is constant. In addition, as long as the units
remain the same throughout the equation, any unit of weight
and velocity (speed) may be used.
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