The Traffic Accident Reconstruction Origin -ARnews-

Re: What do we see when we look at skidmarks?

Ed Phillips (edphill@aol.com)
Sat, 1 Mar 1997 10:54:33 -0500 (EST)

John,

There's not enough information here to answer your question unless the vehicle came to a complete stop at the end of that short sliding distance with an indeterminate friction value. If you really need to know hire a local consultant, or try a Physics book at the library under the kinetic energy section.
Ed Phillips
edphill@aol.com

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