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Co n t E n t S 3.2.4 Certifying Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 3.2.4.1 Certifying Systems and their Availability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 3.2.4.2 Certification Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 3.2.4.3 Satisfaction with Certifying System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.2.4.4 Effect of Certification on an Expert’s Working Life. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 3.2.4.5 ISO Accreditation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 3.2.5 Remuneration of Accident Reconstructionists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 3.2.5.1 Remuneration of Self-Employed Reconstructionists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 3.2.4.2 Reconstructionists in Salaried Employment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 3.2.6 The Reconstructionist within the Legal System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 3.2.6.1 Requirement of Expert Attending the Accident Scene . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 3.2.6.2 Penal case: Joint or Private Expert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 3.2.6.3 Confidentiality of Private Expert’s Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3.2.6.4 The Expert at Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 3.2.6.5 Pros and Cons of the two Legal Systems - Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 3.2.6.6 Litigation in the various Legal Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 3.2.7 Reconstructionists’ Working Fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 3.2.8 Resources available to Reconstructionists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 3.2.8.1 Resources used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 3.2.8.2 Access to Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 3.2.8.3 Exchange of Information with Other Countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 3.2.8.4 Availability of Country-Specific Further Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 3.2.9 Endnotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Translation of the Proposal into most EU languages 1. Czech . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 8. Greek . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 15. Portuguese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120 2. Danish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 9. Hungarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 16. Slovak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 3. Dutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 10. Italian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 17. Slovenian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 4. Estonian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 11. Latvian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 18. Spanish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 5. Finnish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 12. Lithuanian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 19. Swedish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 6. French. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 13. Norwegian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 7. German. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 14. Polish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 6 Appendices Appendix I Agenda of QUERY Phase I Workshop and List of Attendants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 Appendix II Agenda of QUERY Phase II Workshop and List of Attendants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Appendix III List of Participant Countries with Country Codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Appendix IV Glossary / Definition of Terms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Appendix V Excerpt from the UK’s ‘Road Death Investigation Manual’. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 Appendix VI Sample Questions for Certification Examination in Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Appendix VII Questionnaire: Detailed Information on European Reconstructionists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 Appendix VIII Statute of the EVU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
P R E fAC E Preface Road accidents that have already occurred very rarely gain any official interest. Research work is generally focussed on accident prevention, with this report being one of the rare exceptions. While it is desirable to minimise the accident rate, we will always have to deal with the question of how to arrive at a just legal settlement of matters, both in regard to public prosecution and civil litigation. In this regard, the accident reconstructionist (a term coined during the project) plays a pivotal role. With the help of the QUERY project, we will hopefully be able to reach a situation in which every European citizen involved in an accident in any European country can rely on a certain standard of scientific expertise with which the technical investigation is conducted. The reconstructionists who took part in the QUERY project are a promising start in this regard. Without their commitment and enthusiasm, the project would have never been completed in such a short period of time. Of course, technical investigation can only be as good as the material it is based on. Computer simulations cannot substitute the professional securing of evidence right at the accident spot. In this regard, the UK and the Netherlands have arrived at a professional level that most other countries lack at present. Evidentially, professional training of reconstructionists and of accident investigators are two sides of the same coin. I really would like this book to be read by people concerned with the legal settlement of vehicular accidents. The reports on the status quo in all European countries offer concise access to information that has never been presented in such condensed form before. Promisingly, it reveals that the ways in which matters are handled already have a great deal in common throughout Europe. I hope that the proposals derived from this project will encourage still greater harmonisation. 6 Cologne, June 2006 Wolfgang Hugemann, Editor of the standard work ‘Accident Reconstruction’
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