THE APPLICATION OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES IN INVESTIGATING ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

The investigation of road traffic accidents is a complex, time-consuming, and knowledge-intensive process that requires significant knowledge in theoretical mechanics, physics, vehicle dynamics, and tracology (the study of traces). Some calculations are so intricate and time-consuming that there is a high probability of errors or inaccuracies when performing them step-by-step without specialized tools. Вesides, trace information at the scene of road traffic accident is often lost after a short period of time, and its reproduction is only possible using high-quality photos and application tools. Very of-ten, experts do not have the opportunity to simplify calculations and reproduce the trace situation at the scene of a traffic accident using computational methods due to the lack of sufficiently reliable dig-ital tools. This article presents a range of specialized tools and software, both adapted for road traffic accident investigation tasks and developed specifically for particular applied challenges.