Washington Finds Computer Simulation Unreliable

Toadpipe writes "Washington State Court of Appeals reverses a conviction in which a computer simulation had been the main evidence. Quoting 'At issue was PC-Crash, a computer program distributed by Vancouver, B.C.-based MacInnis Engineering Associates. The program recreates traffic collisions using simulations and reconstructions. "PC-Crash had not been validated for the purpose for which the evidence was offered, simulation and prediction of multiple-occupant movement within a vehicle during a multiple-collision accident," the Court of Appeals said in ordering a new trial. "There is no general acceptance in the relevant scientific community of the use of the PC-Crash program for the purposes to which it was put."' Here is the Court's opinion."

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Washington Finds Computer Simulation Unrelieable

[Black Parrot]

"Dammit, that thing said I could stand up in the boat!"

Re:Duh

[StikyPad]

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You must be new here, Mister three-zero-ni... Hmm. Nevermind that. Carry on.