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Accident examples & crash tests

DEKRA Accident Research was set up in 1978 to provide numerous services connected with road safety and the analysis of real accidents. The field of work ranges from minor collisions to major pile-ups and from fire tests to crash barrier failures. Vehicle dynamics tests to determine the potential benefits of active safety systems as well as the reconstruction and analysis of a large number of accident sequences are carried out on the basis of theoretical approaches, assembled knowledge and practical tests.

The results of accident research and –analysis are described in the following lines using accident examples.

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Sketch collision position

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Motorcycle collides with turning car

A 21-year-old motorcyclist was riding along a rural road. At the same time, the driver of a car some way ahead wanted to use a country lane to the right to make a U-

Car collides with oncoming traffic

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car collides with oncoming traffic

The 21-year-old driver of a tuned car and a passenger of the same age were driving along a winding, narrow country road with several bends (left, right, left) at a s

Sketch of the collision position

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car veers off the road

The 23-year-old, heavily drunk driver of a car veered to the right off a rural road while going round a lefthand bend at excessive speed.

Sketch of the collision position

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car veers off road after overtaking

The overtaking attempt of a 21-year-old car driver failed fatally. The accident could have been avoided. Read more.

Collision at an intersection

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Collision at an intersection

A 21-year-old car driver was driving on a wet priority road in the dark at an excessive speed. A collision occurred at an intersection.

Car collides with tree

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car collides with tree

A drunk 20-year-old without a driver’s license was driving a stolen car at night, on the run from the police, along a wet gravel connecting road while speeding.

Car runs into oncoming traffic

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car collides with in oncoming traffic

The 22-year-old driver of a small car (1) was driving along a federal highway down into a valley, with one lane going in her direction and two lanes for oncoming tra

Sketch collision position

12 May 2022Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car collides with tractor trailer

At dusk, the 21-year-old driver of a tractor with trailer came out of a country lane and wanted to cross an inter-urban road. Simultaneously, two cars approached fro

Van drives into the back of car

20 May 2021Examples of accidents & crash tests

Van drives into the back of car

On a federal highway structured like a freeway, a 72-year-old car driver was driving very slowly in the right-hand lane in daylight and good weather conditions. The

Sketch of the collision position

20 May 2021Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car hits a person giving directions while reversing

A 79-year-old car driver was backing out of her driveway. Due to the poor visibility, she was receiving directions from a second person on the other side of the road

Sketch truck hits pedestrian with rollator

20 May 2021Examples of accidents & crash tests

Truck hits pedestrian with rollator

The driver of a truck-trailer combination was approaching a pedestrian crossing with traffic lights in a built-up area. About 50 meters before this pedestrian crossi

20 May 2021Examples of accidents & crash tests

Car hits pedestrian with rollator

The driver of a car was driving through a 30 km/h zone in a built-up area in winter temperatures. He hit a 77-yearold pedestrian walking along the righthand edge of

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