IWI Launches Accident Severity Database.Independent Witness Inc., manufacturers of Witness, a device that records vehicle accidents, has launched Accident Severity and Injury Potential Database, a consumer-based system that records every accident submitted by any of the Witnesses in use. The Witness, slightly smaller than a videotape videotape Magnetic tape used to record visual images and sound, or the recording itself. There are two types of videotape recorders, the transverse (or quad) and the helical. , is a computer-driven box placed on any rigid surface in a vehicle, such as floorboards or the firewall between the engine and the passenger compartment. If there is an accident, the Witness records the date, time, severity, magnitude and direction the vehicle was traveling at the time of impact. After the accident, the data is transferred through the IWI iwi Noun NZ a Maori tribe [Maori] Web site to the database. The database compares the immediate information with additional qualifiers, such as road condition, vehicle type, model, year, occupant occupant n. 1) someone living in a residence or using premises, as a tenant or owner. 2) a person who takes possession of real property or a thing which has no known owner, intending to gain ownership. (See: occupancy) age, gender, seated position, belt use and pre-existing medical conditions See carpal tunnel syndrome, computer vision syndrome, dry eyes and deep vein thrombosis. to assess the probability of injury The information will be used for each specific accident to help identify suspected fraud and to corroborate To support or enhance the believability of a fact or assertion by the presentation of additional information that confirms the truthfulness of the item. The testimony of a witness is corroborated if subsequent evidence, such as a coroner's report or the testimony of other valid claims, Scott McClellan, IWI chief executive officer, said. IWI, based in Salt Lake City, is marketing Witness and the database to companies with vehicle fleets, from rental cars to long-haul semi trucks. |
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