Description
This training will assist students in mastering the science of driver behavior. Students will move beyond assumptions; they will learn to build casework on a scientific foundation designed for the modern reconstruction professional. Students will learn:
- Core Definitions & Onset Principles: Establish a rigorous vocabulary and understanding of foundational event sequencing.
- Hazard Anticipation & Early Detection: Deconstruct the critical time windows involved in pre-crash awareness and reaction.
- Intro to Nighttime Visibility: Learn the basics of human visual constraints in low-light conditions and proper scene documentation.
- Pedestrian & Driver Modeling: Gain practical data for modeling walking speeds, acceleration profiles, and lane-change behavior.
- Practical Time–Distance Analysis: Master techniques for applying scientific principles directly to reconstruction calculations.
- Distraction, Fatigue, & Impairment: Understand the mechanisms and measurable effects of key driver performance degraders.
- Intersection Decision-Making: Review current research on why drivers do, or do not, pull into traffic.
- Advanced Casework Foundation: Build the knowledge base necessary to pursue complex and specialized human-factors analysis.
Dates et lieu des cours
July 13 - 17, 2026
Hampton Police Department
300 Butler Farm Road
Hampton, VA
Public visé
Ideal for investigators, reconstructionists, and analysts seeking to strengthen the human-factors component of their work.
Condition préalable
Due to the highly technical subject matter, applicants must have successfully completed the Advanced Traffic Crash Investigation course offered by the Institute of Police Technology and Management (IPTM), Virginia DMV Highway Safety Office, or its equivalent.
Enregistrement
Ce cours est GRATUIT pour les forces de l'ordre de Virginie. Le nombre de places est limité à 25.
Pour vous inscrire, envoyez un courriel à Michael Nash à l'adresse suivante : michael.nash@dmv.virginia.gov et fournissez les informations suivantes :
- Nom de l'agence
- Nom et grade/titre
- Numéro de téléphone et adresse électronique
- Date d'achèvement de la participation au cours avancé d'enquête sur les accidents de la route ou son équivalent.
- Expérience en matière d'enquête sur les accidents et de reconstitution des accidents
Matériel requis
Les étudiants doivent apporter le matériel suivant en classe :
- Calculatrice scientifique
- Boussole
- 1 1/2" three-ring binder (recommended