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Damage to the Target vehicle Damages to the respective vehicles allows the primary analysis of the manner in which the two vehicles have collided, is well document and pertains to the issue of the Principal Direction of Force (PDOF) (Tumbas and Smith, 1988). The particular relevance of this analysis was to understand the positioning of the vehicles on the scene relative to one another and likewise allowing considerations of the movement of the vehicles through the phase of the crash and likewise the occupants (Swearingen et al., 1962). The consideration of the damages to the vehicles in respect of measuring the damages, could provide further insight into the speed of the vehicle. The Bullet vehicle damages measured right to left at 0.55 m from ground level, at bumper leading edge height, with measurements of; 1 -0.53 m; 2 -0.56 m; 3 -0.60 m; 4 -0.64 m; 5 -0.69 m; 6 -0.74 m, 7 -0.35 m and a total crush width of 1.02 m (Figure 11). Cursory application of the measured damage (crush) sees a speed suggestion of 62.8 km/h (Vomhof, 1988) and as low as 46.3 km/h for a typical six point crush analysis.

Damage to the Target vehicle Damages to the respective vehicles allows the primary analysis of the manner in which the two vehicles have collided, is well document and pertains to the issue of the Principal Direction of Force (PDOF) (Tumbas and Smith, 1988). The particular relevance of this analysis was to understand the positioning of the vehicles on the scene relative to one another and likewise allowing considerations of the movement of the vehicles through the phase of the crash and likewise the occupants (Swearingen et al., 1962). The consideration of the damages to the vehicles in respect of measuring the damages, could provide further insight into the speed of the vehicle. The Bullet vehicle damages measured right to left at 0.55 m from ground level, at bumper leading edge height, with measurements of; 1 -0.53 m; 2 -0.56 m; 3 -0.60 m; 4 -0.64 m; 5 -0.69 m; 6 -0.74 m, 7 -0.35 m and a total crush width of 1.02 m (Figure 11). Cursory application of the measured damage (crush) sees a speed suggestion of 62.8 km/h (Vomhof, 1988) and as low as 46.3 km/h for a typical six point crush analysis.

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