Tab 7 Speed Estimates Speed Estimates Skid Marks

Tab 7 Speed Estimates

Speed Estimates Skid Marks Sliding Objects Scuff Marks Linear Momentum Airborne Kinetic Energy

Determining Slide to Stop Speed Energy of Motion = (Kinetic Energy) ½ M V 2 Energy to stop (Work Energy) = Fd

Through algebraic substitution from one side of the equals sign to the other, the above formula becomes:

Three basic speed formulae

Three basic speed formulae Speed from skid marks

Three basic speed formulae Distance from speed and factor

Three basic speed formulae Factor from speed and distance (test skids)

Traffic Template 101

Time for another test On a clean sheet of paper, draw a vertical line from top to bottom in the middle of the sheet This page will be needed many times in the next couple days

Distance (feet)

Feet per Second (Velocity) Miles per Hour (Speed)

Acceleration Rate (FPS 2) Drag Factor or Acceleration Factor

How many feet per second will a vehicle travel at 30 mph? FPS = Speed (1. 47) FPS = 30 (1. 47) FPS = 44. 1 Calculate using the Template Metric: 1 Km/hr = 1000 meters in 3600 sec. 1000 m/3600 sec = 0. 278 conversion factor

First, refer to the “SPEED” side of the center column

Second, using the page you made with the line, place the line horiz. across the center column at 30 MPH

Third, on the FPS side of the center column, read the corresponding Feet per Second opposite 30 MPH

30 MPH = 44 FPS

If a vehicle travels 110 feet in one second, how many miles will it travel in one hour? Use your template to calculate the answer.

110 FPS = 75 MPH

What would be the safe following distance at 60 MPH, assuming a 2 second following distance? Use your template to calculate.

60 MPH = 88 FPS X 2 seconds = 176 feet

A car left 100 feet of skid marks on a dry, traveled, asphalt surface. How fast was it going when it began to brake? Use your template to calculate.

First, decide what you’ll use as the drag factor, let’s say. 70 Second, place your line (horiz. ) on the drag factor column at. 70

Third, place the other end of the line on the 100 -ft mark on the distance (left) column Fourth, read the SPEED in the center column ~46 MPH (Remember, MPH, not FPS)

A pickup skidded for 75 feet on a wet, traveled, asphalt road surface. How fast was it going when it began to brake? Use your template to calculate.

Drag factor = 0. 60 Speed = ~36 MPH

How far will a car traveling 30 MPH slide to a stop on a surface with a drag factor of. 70? Use your template to calculate.

Drag factor = 0. 70 Speed = 30 MPH Distance = 43 feet

How far will a car traveling 60 MPH slide to a stop on a surface with a drag factor of. 70? (If we double the speed, will the distance double, too? ) Use your template to calculate.

Drag factor = 0. 70 Speed = 60 MPH Distance = 172 feet

If we double the speed, we quadruple the distance (so long as the factor remains equal) Similarly, if we double the speed, the Kinetic energy quadruples. This is due to the term “v 2” in the formula KE = ½ Mv 2

If you know two out of three, you can calculate third: If you know the factor and the speed, you can calculate the distance. If you know the distance and the factor, you can calculate the speed. If you know the distance and the speed, you can calculate the factor.