Publications of John Smith

Articles  The Physics, Biomechanics and Statistics of Automobile Rear Impact Collisions, CTLA, 1993 Damage Only Doesn't Work - Minor Damage Doesn't Mean No injury, CTLA, 1997 An Analysis of 72 Real World Rear Impacts: An Initial Investigation into In jury and Complaint Factors, SAE Paper Number 1999-01-0640, Society of Automotive Engineers, Warrendale, PA. "The Effect of Head Rotation on Pain Location in Delayed Recovery Subjects", 29th International Workshop on Injury Biomechanics Research, National Transportation Biomechanics Research Center, NHTSA, DOT 2001, Washington D.C. The Truth About Low Speed Impacts: Injuries Can and Do Occur, ATLA, July 2002 Correlation Between Vehicle Damage and Impact Speed in Low to Moderate Speed Rear-End Crash Tests. P. Alexander, D. Payne, J. Smith, R. Smith; American Academy of Forensic Sciences, AAFS Annual Meeting Feb. 11-16, 2002 (Abstract) Is This A Case of Prosecutorial Misconduct? P. Alexander & John Smith; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 17- 22, 2003 Rebuilding Iraq, John Smith, The Officer Sept 2004 The Proper Application of Vehicle Damage to Refute Injury, Proceedings of the 2005 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, February 2005 Weaknesses of the Numerical Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2005 Common Errors in Determining Impact Speed and Occupant Injury Propensity in Low Speed Rear End Collisions, Smith JJ, Journal of Whiplash and Related Disorders, Vol 5 No. 1, 2006, The Haworth Medical Press Limitations of Computer Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 2006 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, June 2006 The Role of the Seat Belt in Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, Chapter 31, Litigating Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, ATLA Press, 2006 The Lack of Correlation Between Spinal Injuries and Change in Velocity in Rear Impacts - An Evaluation of Spinal Strain, Proceedings of the 2007 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, October 2007 Advances in the Understanding of Rear Impact Collision - Updating Physics, Biomechanics and Statistics, CTLA, 2009 Presentations Advanced Accident Investigation and Reconstruction (No date) The Physics of Head Injuries, March 10, 1995 Biomechanics, February 2, 1996 Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction, UNK, 1996 Principles of Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, September 1996 * Seat Belts, Facts and Fiction, August 1997 Misapplication of Accident Reconstruction Data, August 1997 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction; Sources of Data, Common Errors, 1997 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction, March 5, 1998 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, March 6, 1998 Principles of Accident Reconstruction: Physics and Biomechanics, May 14, 1998 Countering the Opposition's Biomechanical Expert, June 15, 1998 Biomechanics of Motor Vehicle Accidents, Instructor Lynn University, Masters of Science in Biomechanical Trauma 2000 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, November 29, 2000 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, August 9 - 10, 2001 Accident Investigation and Reconstruction; Sources of Data, Common Errors, October 2001 The Effect of Head Rotation on Pain Location in Delayed Recovery Subjects, November 2001 Seat Belts, Facts and Fiction and Common Errors in Accident Reconstruction, December 2001 Understanding Injury Causation in Motor Vehicle Collisions: Physics, Thresholds and Databases, January 11, 2002 The Truth About Low Speed Impacts: Injuries Can and Do Occur, July 21, 2002 Accident Reconstruction and the Biomechanics of Head Injuries, August 9, 2002 Biomechanics and Accident Reconstruction, November 7, 2002 Actual Applied Biomechanics: Most of What You Have Heard is False, May 22, 2004 Engineering in Iraq (Numerous times) The Proper Application of Vehicle Damage to Refute Injury, Proceedings of the 2005 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, February 2005 Weaknesses of the Numerical Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 57th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences, February 2005 Limitations of Computer Models Used in Accident Reconstruction Programs, Proceedings of the 2006 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, June 2006 Principles of Impact Analysis & the Associated Biomechanics, AFTL, July 2006 Leadership and Engineering, Colorado School of Mines March 20, 2007 The Lack of Correlation Between Spinal Injuries and Change in Velocity in Rear Impacts - An Evaluation of Spinal Strain, Proceedings of the 2007 International Whiplash Trauma Congress, October 2007 Applied Biomechanics, April 10, 2008 The Basics of Accident Investigation/Reconstruction, April 11, 2008 The Science of Injury Causation, May 2009 The Biomechanics of Head and Brain Injuries, November 20, 2009 The Principles of Accident Reconstruction, October 2010 The Science of Injury Causation, October 2010 The Science, Physics and Biomechanics of Low-Damage Crash Injuries, November 4, 2010 Accident Investigation, Reconstruction and Biomechanics, December 1, 2010 What the Attorney Needs to Know About Airbags, January 28, 2011

Publications of Peter Alexander

Over 70 publications. The most recent accident reconstruction and forensic analysis publications are listed below. Making Your Car Safer. P.Alexander and J. Smith; Sensor Business Digest, May (1999) Seventeen Motorcycle Crash Tests into Vehicles and A Barrier. K. Adamson, P. Alexander, E. Robinson, G. Johnson, C. Burkhead, J. McManus, G. Anderson, R. Aronberg, J. Kinney, D. Sallman; Society of Automotive Engineers, SAE 2002-01-0551 Correlation Between Vehicle Damage and Impact Speed in Low to Moderate Speed Rear-End Crash Tests. P. Alexander, D. Payne, J. Smith, R. Smith; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 2002 Is This a Case of Prosecutorial Misconduct? P.Alexander & J.Smith; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 17-22, 2003 An Approach to Understanding Injury Potential in Low Damage Automobile Collisions. P. Alexander; Trial Talk, June/July 2004 Understanding Injury Potential in Low Damage Automobile Collisions. P. Alexander; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 2005 How Prevalent Are Defective Automobile Air Bags. P. Alexander; Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 2005 Litigating Major Automobile Injury and Death Cases, P. Alexander, ATLA Press 2006, Chapter 30 Comparison of Barrier Impact Crush and Vehicle to Vehicle Crush in Head-On Collisions. P. Alexander, Proceedings American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Feb. 2007 Book Review - Crashes and Collapses, P. Alexander, Journal of Forensic Science, November 2009 An Accident Reconstructionist's View of How the Rules of Evidence Affect Expert Testimony, P. Alexander, Proc. AAFS, Feb. 2010