Accident reconstruction is rapidly becoming more widely recognized and accepted by not only the court systems, but also by the mainstream populous.

Nearly everyday you can tune to a traffic radio or television station and learn of a serious accident somewhere that is currently under investigation and reconstruction by a special team of investigators called out to conduct this specialized discipline. The courts are becoming increasingly more familiar with accident reconstruction and its significance in determining fault, or whether the safety mechanisms functioned as expected in a particular collision. We are also beginning to be recognized that accident reconstruction investigators are indeed specialists in our fields of expertise. With the ever changing new technology available in the area of investigation and analysis, the information learned and exchanged is often used in the development of new safety related innovations. As a result of this and much more, our profession can only grow exponentially.

In the past few years we have seen great advances in the growth, professionalism and creditability of accident reconstruction. Much of this is due to the tremendous effort by all of us in our endeavor to continue to learn and practice our skills. There has also been a great deal of positive response and participation in the certification process set forth by the Accreditation Commission for Accident Reconstruction (ACTAR), of which NAPARS played a leading and active role in the development and implementation of. NAPARS has also take an active leadership role by participating throughout the country as co-sponsor for many other association's joint conferences and encouraging our members to support and participate in these continuing education forums.

Thank you for visiting the NAPARS web site and I invite you to check back from time to time to check out new additions and improvements to the site and to keep current with upcoming events. If you have any questions or comments regarding membership, meetings, or the web site itself, please do not hesitate to let me know at president@napars.org.

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