Accident Investigation
In Arabicالتحقيق في الحوادث
Rebuilding what happened in the seconds before and during a crash from detailed vehicle data, to establish cause and liability.
What is accident investigation in fleet management?
In fleet management, accident investigation means pulling the data from the seconds before and during a crash, such as speed, engine revs, acceleration, braking and position, and comparing it with driver and witness accounts and any camera footage.
Normal path history is not enough because it stores a point every few seconds. Safee's Second by Second report records vehicle data every second while the ignition is on and takes speed from the vehicle speed sensor, which is more accurate than GPS speed.
How it works
- 1Pin down the minute of the crash
- 2Read speed, revs and acceleration together
- 3Match data with video and statements
Why does accident investigation matter in fleet management?
Without data, every crash becomes one account against another. With it, the company settles liability quickly with insurers, police and clients, and learns whether the driver, the route or the vehicle was at fault, so it can fix the real cause.
What you gain
- Liability settled on evidence
- Faster insurance claims
- Root causes fixed
How does Safee help with accident investigation?
Safee keeps a reading for every second while the ignition is on, so you can see the vehicle's speed and engine revs second by second before the impact. With cameras fitted, the alarm's video clip completes the file and liability is settled on evidence rather than accounts.
A field example
A construction-equipment truck in Al Ain hit a car at traffic lights, and the other driver claimed the truck was speeding. Second-by-second data showed 52 km/h on a 60 km/h road, with braking starting 3 seconds before impact. The exported data went to the insurer. The claim was settled in the company's favour within two weeks instead of months of dispute.
Frequently asked questions
Why is normal path history not enough?
Path history stores a point every few seconds or minutes; second-by-second data gives a reading every second, which is what a crash needs.
Is data available with the engine off?
Second-by-second recording runs only while the ignition is on, so an impact to a parked, switched-off vehicle will not appear; cameras, if fitted, are the fallback.
Want to put this to work in your fleet?
Talk to a Safee fleet expert about your vehicles and how you operate, and we will suggest what fits.
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