Gorski Consulting
Gorski Consulting is a forensic motor vehicle accident reconstruction firm offering expert analysis and opinion to the legal, insurance, and private plaintiff/defendant communities for the resolution of civil and criminal litigation issues.
Since 1980, Zygmunt Gorski, the principal of the firm, has worked in the safety research and accident reconstruction fields. He has provided reconstruction analysis and expert opinions and testimonies for hundreds of vehicle accidents.
Recent Posts
Highway 401 Safety Issues – Traffic Volumes
Gorski Consulting has documented the Highway 401 traffic volume in its continuing series on safety along the South-western Ontario segment of the highway. A series of videotaping sessions was conducted at four sites along the highway. The video is being analysed and...
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Driver Drowning at Port Bruce, Ontario
This is the controlled beach at Port Bruce where large, closely-spaced, concrete blocks prevent any traffic from entering the water. It is a difficult location for someone wanting to drive into the water... Why would a driver arrive at a traffic controlled beach in...
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School Buses & Seat-Belts – Continued Confusion and Misunderstanding
We all understand that keeping children safe on school buses is of great importance. However what may appear to be an obvious solution is not. This issue is complicated and a quick fix may lead to more danger than is realized. In the most recent news, the CBC has...
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Fires Continue to Erupt After Recent Collisions
The above photo was posted on the CP24 News website describing a fatal collision in Pickering, Ontario. The collision is under investigation by Ontario's Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The SIU becomes involved when serious injuries occur that might be caused by...
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Observed Speed of Vehicles On Hwy 401 At Four Sites
What kind of safety problems exist along the busiest highway in Canada? Government agencies such as the Ontario Ministry of Transportation monitor traffic along Highway 401 but that information is not made available to the public. Some of this data could be...
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The Honorable Mr. Harry Leslie Smith
“I am one of the last few remaining voices left from a generation of men and women who built a better society for our children and grandchildren out of the horrors of the second world war, as well as the hunger of the Great Depression. Sadly, that world my generation...
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Highway 401 – Four Sites Explored for Traffic Motions & Problems
Gorski Consulting has now completed four sites along Highway 401 in southwestern Ontario where video data was obtained to explore traffic motions and potential safety problems. The map below shows the sites. Analysis of the video data is ongoing. One of several safety...
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World-Wide Only 10 % of Bicycle Accidents Are Reported
A recent article (by D. Shinar et. al.) published in the Accident Analysis & Prevention, Volume 110, January 2018) examined the official reporting of bicycle accidents in 17 nations. It was estimated that only about 10% of such collisions were officially reported....
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OPP Conduct Focused Patrols on Hwy 401 Near Chatham Resulting in 629 Charges
Reports indicate that the Ontario Provincial Police have been focused on the area of Highway 401 near construction zones between London and Chatham. 629 charges have been laid since June of 2018 including 469 for speeding. One of the complaints of unsafe actions...
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Compulsorary Truck Driver Training – An Effective Way of Improving Trucking Safety?
Traffic fatalities have gone on the upswing again in the past couple of years after many decades of decreases. However in the U.S. early estimates for traffic fatalities for 2017 indicate that a slight decrease of about 0.8 percent is expected in comparision to 2016...
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Hwy 401 – What is More Dangerous Speed or Difference In Speed?
High speed can be dangerous, but is it more dangerous than a difference in speed? That is one of the questions that can be explored through the analysis of traffic motions on major expressways such as Highway 401 in southern Ontario. Observations by Gorski Consulting...
read moreToronto Bus Pole Impact Demonstrates General Weakness of Bus Structures
The impact of a pole by a TTC bus in Toronto yesterday afternoon reflects the general weakness of bus structures. The Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan earlier this year demonstrated how catestrophic bus crashes can be because of the potentially large number...
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