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- Experience in all aspects of accident reconstruction; winter road maintenance issues (see Addendum
- Curriculum Vitae), low-speed rear-end analysis including occupant kinematic response, speed
- determination, time-distance analysis, impact location, motor vehicle/pedestrian interactions,
- articulated vehicle assessments, bicycle reconstruction, and failure analysis of products, structures and
- processes.
- Occupant position determination, seat belt usage analysis, mechanical component failure causing motor
- vehicle accident, slip and fall analysis
- Qualified as an expert witness over 250 times in Provincial, Coroner, Justice, Supreme and Superior
- Courts of British Columbia, Arizona and Washington
- Approximately 3,700 accidents investigated and reconstructed
Academic Qualifications:
- 1979 - 1981 Vanier College - Diploma of Pure and Applied Science
- 1981 - 1985 McGill University - Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical
- 1988 University of North Florida - Special Problems in Accident Reconstruction
- 1990 University of Miami - Computer Assisted Accident Reconstruction
- 1996 - IPTM Pedestrian/bicycle accident investigation
- 1999 Society of Automotive Engineers - Accident Reconstruction, "State of the Art" Toptec
- 2000 Society of Automotive Engineers - "Heavy Vehicle Rollover" Toptec
- 2000 Transportation Research Board - Symposium on Snow Removal & Ice Control Technology
- 2000 University of Iowa - "Winter Road Maintenance" civil engineering graduate studies
- 2005 PC-Crash – Advanced Training
- numerous other lectures, presentations and short courses attended
Professional Associations:
- Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia (APEGBC) - Professional Engineer (P. Eng.), Registration #17136
- State of Arizona Board of Technical Registration - Professional Engineer (P. E.), Registration #36409
- Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) - Member
Publications:
- "Journal of Traffic Accident Technology"
- "An Investigation into the Safety Aspects Related to Bunk Securement of B.C. Logging Trucks" -
- Funded by BC Ministry of Transportation and Highways
- “The Effect of Magnesium Chloride as an Anti-Icing Agent on Tire/Road Friction Co- Efficient”,
- T.S. Leggett (Forensic Dynamics Inc.) and Cpl. E. Brewer (RCMP), March, 1999
- “Temperature and Humidity Effects on the Co-efficient of Friction Value After Application of
- Liquid Anti-Icing Chemicals”, T.S. Leggett, September, 1999
- “Liquid anti-icing chemicals on Asphalt: Friction Trends”, T.L. Leggett and G.D. Sdoutz (Forensic
- Dynamics Inc.), May, 2000
- “Friction Trends of Anti-Icing Chemicals on Tined Concrete”, T.S. Leggett and G.D. Sdoutz
- (Forensic Dynamics Inc.), March, 2001
- “Laboratory Melting Performance Comparison: Rock Salt With and Without Pre-Wetting”, C.A.
- Luker, B.C. Rokosh and T.S. Leggett (Forensic Dynamics Inc.) - Presented to the Transportation
- Research Board Sixth
Lectures:
- Various Topics Related to Accident Reconstruction
- Accident Evidence Data Preservation
Revised 04/2008
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