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4WD crash inquiry hears police fears
Dr Shane Richardson has provided expert evidence at the coronial inquest into the fatal collision involving a troop carrier rollover on Fraser Island:
Forensic engineer Dr Shane Richardson told the coronial inquest yesterday that inexperienced drivers would find it hard to control a troop carrier on Fraser Island beaches.
Dr Richardson said troop carriers were deceptive vehicles that look like a regular passenger vehicle but handle more like a truck.
He said they also had a tendency to overturn because of their narrow wheel base and high centre of gravity.
The inquiry into this incident continues at the time of writing.
Dr Shane Richardson appointed to board of SAE-A
Delta-V Experts Principal, Dr Shane Richardson has been appointed a board member of the Society of Automotive Engineers Australasia:
The SAE-A is a non-profit organisation that works to serve the needs of its members and to promote the relevance of automotive-related technologies to governments, industry and the community in general.
Shane will lend his considerable vehicle safety and handling advice to the SAE-A.
Crash Testing at DSD
Dr Shane Richardson has sent some footage of crash testing being carried out at DSD, Austria:
This crash testing was carried out as part of a PC-Crash training course in Linz, which Dr Richardson is attending.
Delta-V Experts appointed PC-Crash distributor
Delta-V Experts is pleased to announce its appointment as the exclusive distributor of PC-Crash in Australia and New Zealand. PC-Crash is a 3D collision and trajectory simulation tool that enables quick and accurate analysis of a wide variety of motor vehicle collisions and other incidents. PC-Crash, developed by Dr. Steffan Datentechnik GmbH, has been the subject of nearly two decades of technical validation studies and is accepted in court jurisdictions throughout the world.
Delta-V Experts is pleased to be selling this sophisticated software and using it in as part of our accident reconstruction activities. For further information, please contact Dr Shane Richardson on +61 (0)3 9481 2200.
Delta-V Experts an Alliance Partner with Safety Assist
Safety Assist is a project funded by WorkSafe, supported by the Victorian Transport Association and Transport Workers Union, which aims to reduce injuries in the transport industry, specifically in short distance road freight. Delta-V Experts has been selected as a founding Alliance Partner to provide engineering consulting, incident investigation and safety consulting services to Safety Assist.
The Safety Assist project will:
- Develop, design and engineer solutions for manual handling, slips and fall risk problems
- Share solutions across the industry
- Develop policies and procedures with employers and clients, including government agencies, to address chain of responsibility obligations
- Ensure access to materials to support the improvements in OHS
- Improve competence in managing OHS across the industry
Further information can be found on the Safety Assist website.
Please contact DVE on 03 9481 2200 if you operate in short distance road freight and woulid like assistance under Safety Assist or any other OH&S improvement program.