Human Factors in Pedestrian                               Bicycle Reconstruction

             Montclair Fire Headquarters - July 6-10, 2026  1 Pine St, Montclair, NJ 07042

 Human Factors in Pedestrian - Bicycle Reconstruction

This course will provide you with the latest theories and approaches to pedestrian/bicycle traffic crash investigations. Building upon the topics presented in IPTM’s Pedestrian/Bicycle Crash Investigation - Level I, our focus in this advanced class will be on the analysis phase of the crash as well as on collisions that occur at night or during other conditions of degraded visibility.

We’ll show you how to develop a systematic approach to the analysis of these crashes so that you will have all the tools and data necessary to understand and explain collision avoidance issues. You will be introduced to the equations and data needed to analyze the speed of both the vehicle and the pedestrian/cyclist at impact.

Actual pedestrian visibility testing will be conducted to help you understand the visibility issues associated with many pedestrian/cyclist crashes. To assist you in completing your investigations, you will be required to conduct pedestrian rate-of-movement testing to augment the pedestrian speed data reviewed in class.

 

Topics Include:

- Review of pedestrian/cyclist impact dynamics and injuries
- Pedestrian and vehicle speed determination methods
- Visibility issues and nighttime perception-reaction times
- Pedestrian rate-of-movement research and data
- Pedestrian visibility research and data
- Collision avoidance issues and determination
- Real world case analysis for understanding and practicing vehicle and pedestrian                speed determination
- Real world case analysis for understanding collision avoidance issues
- Pedestrian visibility and rate-of-movement field work

 

Course Length
40 hours

 

Prerequisite(s)
You must have completed Kean's Technical Crash Investigation and Vehicle Dynamics Analysis course or its equivalent.

 

ACTAR Information
IPTM's Human Factors in Pedestrian-Bicycle Reconstruction course is eligible for 40 ACTAR CEUs.

 

What to Bring
Scientific calculator

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS BEFORE COMPLETING THIS FORM:

By submitting a request to register for this course, you have read, understand, and agree to the provisions outlined below:

1.    If you cannot attend this training class, a cancellation request must be sent by email from yourself or your agency to maxweric@kean.edu  AT LEAST 14 DAYS BEFORE the first day of training for this class.

2.    You are unable to attend, and an approved replacement is found who will attend the training in your place, a replacement request must be sent by email from yourself or your agency to paul.applegate@njsp.gov AT LEAST 3 DAYS BEFORE the first day of training for this class.  This request must contain the officer's name to be replaced and the new officer’s name, rank, email address, and cell phone number.

3.    If you or your agency fail to provide any of the above notifications and you do not attend the first day of training, you will forfeit your ability to register for any NJDHTS-sponsored training course (found on NJSAFEROADS.COM ) for a period of no less than 6 months from the 1st day of training of the course missed.

4.    Submitting this registration request does not ensure you a spot in this class. You will be notified by email of your enrollment status no later than three weeks before the 1st day of the training course.

          Registration opens @ 0800 hours                                      on 4/7/2026

If you have any questions or issues during the enrollment proess, please contact DSG Paul Applegate #6774 of the New Jersey State Police, Highway Traffic Safety Unit by email at paul.applegate@njsp.gov or office phone @ (609) 376-9701.