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
Beer Case Used As Child Booster Cushion Publicizes A Wider Safety Issue
The Ontario Provincial Police posted the above photo on their Twitter account showing how a case of beer was being used as a booster cushion for a 2-year-old child seated in the front seat. The photo is eye-catching and garners some publicity of what would appear to...
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Explanation – Speed, Difference in Speed and Change in Velocity
It is rare that anyone provides the public with a simple explanation of the difference between "speed of travel along the ground" versus "difference-in-speed" or "change-in-velocity". These concepts are continually confused yet they are very important in understanding...
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Better Access to Collision Data Needed to Properly Inform the Public
Publicity surrounding a sudden rash of fatal collisions in the last couple of days can be confusing. Does it mark an important change in pattern or is it simply due random fluctuation? These are the kinds of questions that could be answered by providing the public...
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Deception in Median-Cable-Barrier, Multi-Fatal Collision on I-85 in Georgia
Apparently it does not take much effort to hide the fact that a median cable barrier failed to prevent an SUV crossing a median and killing 7 persons. While multiple news coverage focused on small images of the final rest position of the involved vehicles, attention...
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Highway 401 Rear-End Impact – Why Was A Truck Travelling So Slowly in Fast Lane?
Simply blaming the rear-ending truck driver for a severe impact will not protect anyone from the next tragedy. But an objective, detailed analysis will. Scientific study can illuminate unknown or hidden factors that might be corrected resulting in a reduced chance of...
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Connectivity, Artificial Intelligence & Privacy – A Tightrope Walk With Real Consequences
While there is a leeming's rush to be ahead of the pack with development of large-scale, connected, artificial-intelligence networks, society's privacy cannot be left to unregulated peeping toms at our bedroom windows. In the field of road transportation there are...
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Drownings Persist With No Questions Asked & No Answers Given
Official news agencies continue to report on various mysterious vehicular drownings where bodies are found inside submerged vehicles yet no questions are asked. While Gorski Consulting does not have access to any official counts, at least three persons have likely...
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Northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway – Differences Between Old & Re-Paved Surfaces
Gorski Consulting tested the old surface of the northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway in Hamilton, Ontario and then re-tested the surface after it was re-paved. This article discusses some of the differences. The table below shows the data from the old surface that was...
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Testing Of Re-Paved, Northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway
No obvious problems were detected when the re-paved, northbound Red Hill Valley Parkway was re-tested on June 16, 2019. This is the conclusion drawn after Gorski Consulting conducted testing in response to a driving instructor's complaint to the Hamilton Spectator...
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Nothing Said of Third “Drowning” Victim in Leamington Crash
If not for the Windsor Star newspaper there would be no news what-so-ever of the triple "drowning" crash of June 16, 2019 near Leamington, Ontario. In fact not even the Windsor Star could confirm that all three occupants who were trapped in an upside down car in a...
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Red Hill Valley & Lincoln Alexander Parkways – Detailed Tables of Surface Conditions
Attached in this article are the tables of individual, road-segment, surface-condition data obtained by Gorski Consulting during testing on May 15, 2019. The first table contains data for the eastbound Lincoln Alexander Parkway. The next table contains data for the...
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Full Testing Results Completed For Lincoln Alexander & Red Hill Valley Parkways – Details Shortly
The full results from testing on the Lincoln Alexander and Red Hill Valley Parkways have now been obtained from testing conducted on May 15, 2019. Earlier we reported on the test results from the eastbound Lincoln Alexander and the northbound Red Hill Valley. Now we...
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