[Simulation study on the bicyclist involved traffic accident and analysis of the injury].
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed at computer simulation of reconstruction of vehicle-bicyclist traffic accidents and investigation of the injury characteristics.


METHODS
To use the model established by high performance computer and PC-Crash software to study the bicyclists and vehicles and to reconstruct the accident.


RESULTS
The model of computer simulation response perfectly reconstructed phases of the traffic collision and explained the mechanisms of the injuries of the bicyclists, which correlated with details found in forensic investigation.


CONCLUSIONS
Computer simulation is feasible for forensic analysis on the injury mechanism of bicyclists in traffic related accidents.
Zou
Dong-hua
DH
Institute of Forensic Sciences,Ministry of Justice, PR China, Shanghai 200063, China.
Liu
Ning-guo
NG
Chen
Jian-guo
JG
Zhang
Jian-hua
JH
Jin
Xian-long
XL
Zhang
Xiao-yun
XY
Chen
Yi-jiu
YJ
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012984:Software; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000473:pathology*