Help with collision analysis

by olivernmari » Tue Jan 31, 2012 10:33 pm

Can anyone tell me the difference between Primary and secondary damage?

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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 06:54 am Post Subject:

One address the covered loss first and the other... well, second. That is what primary and secondary means.

Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 02:54 pm Post Subject:

Are you talking about physical damage assessment to a vehicle?

Primary damage or direct damage is the area which directly came into contact with the force or impact responsible for causing the damage.

Secondary or indirect damage refers to the set of damages caused by the force of impact and the resultant inertia traveling through the body of the vehicle. You'd need to throughly inspect the vehicle to list all the secondary damage. A thorough knowledge of body components and their relation to the total integrity of the car itself is required to perform a comprehensive collision analysis.

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