Texas Association of Accident Reconstruction Specialists

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Two types of memberships are available from TAARS:

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Certificate of Completion for Reconstruction Course(s)
Proof of Membership to ACTAR, SOAR, or other related organizations.
Curriculum Vita (CV)- Optional
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Regular membership: Shall be granted only after submission of membership application with all required attachments and upon approval by the Board of Directors. One-time, Non-refundable Processing Fee: $15.00 Annual Dues: $65.00

Associate membership: Shall be granted to individuals who have a primary or secondary interest in transportation accident reconstruction and who wish to support the goals and objectives of this organization. Associate members have no voting rights. One-time Processing Fee: $15.00 Annual Dues: $65.00

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Have you completed a prescribed curriculum of accident reconstruction?*

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If Yes, list the date of attendance, name of school, city/state, and attached a copy of your certificate of completion below.

If No, (A) How did you gain your knowledge; and (B) are any TAARS' members familiar with our work?

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ACTAR Accredited

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A member of any other reconstructionist organizations?

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Have you testified in Criminal or Civil Procedures using accident reconstruction methodology?*

Yes

If Yes, how many times and what methods did you use?*

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I am willing to be tested, at a place near me, using accident reconstruction methods.

I am willing to submit at least two (2) case files of my reconstruction work for review.

TAARS attempts to furnish each member with a current roster annually. TAARS does not, knowingly, distribute its membership roster to any person or organization to be used for solicitation of business or retail purposes. However, from time to time, businesses or companies request a roster from which they may select a member to be retained as a consultant or expert in a particular field of accident reconstruction. TAARS does not qualify, certify or make recommendations for any member to fill any position. TAARS will make available to these entities, upon request, a list of members who specifically request to be included on such a roster.

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OVER 30 YEARS EXPERIENCE

TAARS was founded in 1986 as an organization dedicated to advancing Research, Knowledge, Education and Safety in the field of accident reconstruction. TAARS is a broad based organization with members from many different fields, including law enforcement, private investigators, engineers and attorneys. TAARS has a current membership of over 220 members.

TAARS holds mini-seminars and a regular meeting each year in various locations throughout the state. Generally the mini-seminars begin on Friday afternoon and conclude on Saturday afternoon. The annual meeting is normally a two to three day event. We attempt to hold classroom style lectures, field projects and/or various types of testing. The cost of attending each of the meetings is set according to the cost of producing each individual meeting.

TAARS also awards scholarships to accident related schools. The Emmett Williams scholarship sends two people to a Traffic Accident Reconstruction Course. The Conrad Dippel scholarship pays $1000 to a regular member to attend the accident related school of his choice.

As a sampling of the subject matter covered at our meetings, during previous mini-seminars we have had lectures on photography, making and presenting demonstrative evidence, time and distance studies, multi- piece wheels, tire failure analysis, and skid testing of ABS equipped vehicles.

TAARS publishes a newsletter after each meeting and actively seeks articles for publication. If you have any ideas, comments or suggestions you would like to see published or, if you have published any articles and would like to share them, we would be most happy to include them in the newsletter.

We look forward to meeting you at a future meeting. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

The TAARS Board of Directors

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