Introduction. Engineering and transport examinations at the scene of a road accident as a phenomenon and its international standards are rarely the subject of scientific research. So, for a thorough analysis of the essence and modern possibilities of such examinations, it is necessary to consider the international standards of conducting forensic examinations and the norms of the current national legislation regarding their regulation. Such an analysis will allow to determine the regularities of conducting engineering and technical examinations at the scene of a road accident in Ukraine and to single out the modern and latest opportunities for researching the traces of a traffic incident in other countries of the world. The purpose of the paper is research of the main means of fixing the place of an accident, their pros and cons, and the possibility of modernizing the process with the help of the developments of foreign scientists. Results. The paper shows the ways of improving the auto technical examination process, their advantages and disadvantages, the possibility of modernizing the process with the help of the developments of foreign scientists, such as: laser scanning, photogrammetric surveying, special programs for modeling the scene. Conclusion: International standards are aimed at the unification of all spheres of social life, including forensics, but the rapid development of science involves changes that contribute to the modernization of all industries. Ukraine actively cooperates with many countries in the field of conducting forensic examinations, which is regulated by relevant legal acts, a thorough analysis of which allowed to determine the subject and tasks of auto technical examination. The paper also provides the main means of fixing the scene.