About
Our Background
Crash Safety Research Group (CSRG) is an organization that collects scientific research and conducts its own research to determine the causes of a motor vehicle collision. CSRG also provides education in crash investigation and human factors in traffic crashes.
With more than 20 years of experience, our crash reconstruction work has survived intense scrutiny during depositions, discussions and trials. Mr. Muttart has been recognized as an “Expert Witness” in Superior Courts in several states. This is primarily because Mr. Muttart believes (as does the U.S. Supreme Court in its recent rulings) that his opinions should be obtained using accepted scientific methods. To achieve this, we conduct independent research and obtain additional training on a yearly basis. Our integrity does not stop with establishing a proper scientific methodology for our conclusions. We also believe in giving our clients an honest assessment of how a collision occurred, and a fair amount of work for their money.
About Jeff Muttart
In the summer of 1990, Mr. Muttart developed “Accident Dynamics Research Center”, with the goal of creating an organization that collected or conducted scientific research to determine the causes of motor vehicle collisions. Today, 20 years later, Accident Dynamics Research Center is now Crash Safety Research Group, but its goal is the same. CSRG strives to further educate individuals abour crash reconstruction and offers classes to educate those interested. The Human Factors classes that CSRG offers around the country were developed and are taught by Mr. Muttart. He has also taught accident investigation at Three Rivers Community College for the Law Enforcement Degree Program and at Eastern Connecticut State University in the Psychology Department.
In his research, Mr. Muttart has developed and validated mathematical equations from previous perception-response research that predicts average driver response times under various conditions within 0.4 seconds when compared to the responses of real-world crash (and near crash) victims (Published by the Society of Automotive Engineers Paper No. 2003-01-0885). Mr. Muttart is the author of more than 30 scientific studies that evaluate driver response research.
Currently, Mr. Muttart is a candidate for his Doctorate in Mechanical & Industrial Engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst. He has been the recipient of several prestigious academic awards including: the William S. & Dorothy G. Wallace Award for Outstanding Research, Graduate Research Award 2001-2002 from the University of Hartford and Research Assistantship in the Human Performance (Driving Simulator) Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts.
Mr. Muttart's crash reconstruction career began when he was assigned the title “Accident Investigative Reconstructionist” by the Groton Town Police in 1985. He is a fully accredited traffic accident reconstructionist, having passed both the written and practical portions of the 8-hour exam offered by the Accreditation Commission for Traffic Accident Reconstruction ACTAR.
So far in his career, Mr. Muttart has been an invited lecturer at over more than 50 conferences and courses in the field of crash reconstruction. He also has lectured to insurance companies, government (and police) agencies, colleges, accident reconstruction organizations and investigative organizations throughout the US and in England, Canada, Poland, Australia and New Zealand. Most notably, he has lectured at the largest accident reconstruction exposition ever held WREX 2000 at Texas A&M University in September 2000. Also, Mr. Muttart was invited to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to present his research findings to the Sub-committee for the development of standards for high visibility clothing. That committee developed standard ANSI-ISEA 107-1999.
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Mr. Muttart's education:
- B.A. Economics, Eastern Connecticut State University, 1982
- M.S. Psychology University of Hartford, 2002
