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Old May 14th 07, 02:32 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default Speedometer Reading After Crash

On Apr 26, 10:09 am, panabiker > wrote:
> Over the weekend, I had a conversation with some friends on a recent
> accident involving NJ governor. It was reported by news media that the
> SUV was going at 91 MPH prior to the crash. My question was how they
> found out the speed, and one answer was that a speedometer would stuck
> at the speed the moment of the impact. I find it very hard to believe
> that any speedometer would stuck at the correct reading considering
> the violent nature of the collisions, unless the speedometers are very
> specially designed to record speeds and to sense the crash. Can anyone
> shed some lights on how accident investigators figure out the crash
> speeds?


WHEN ON IMPACT THE NEEDLE SLAPS THE GAUGE AND LEAVES A A MARK ON IT
THE SAME COLOR AS THE POINTER

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