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This insightful paper exposes the most common errors that the authors have seen in reviewing "expert" reports or testimony in tort and criminal litigation. Some of the errors discussed are: Truncating the Energy Equation; Mathematically Incorrect Combinations of Speed Components; Rearranging the Energy Equation Components; Using Unnecessary Limiting Assumptions; Critical Speed Myths; Using Excessively High or Low Coefficients of Friction; Incorrect Assumptions about the Number of Wheels Braking; Ignoring the Braking Efficiency Factor for Large Trucks; and Dealing With the Computer Mystique. Book, books, accident reconstruction experts