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
Collisions Involving Two-Wheeled Vehicles for September 2018
A summary of collisions in September of 2018 that have been reported by official news agencies in Southern Ontario has provided some expected revelations. This summary is from news stories focused in areas of Southwestern Ontario and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)...
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Additional Cyclist Speed Observations Made At Meadowlily Site
Gorski Consulting has completed a second round of observations of cyclist speeds at the Meadowlily Road slope south of the old Thames River bridge in London, Ontario. Average speeds were calculated from observations made on August 31, 2018 however not enough data was...
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Moving Queues of Stopped Traffic – A Safety Challenge on Major Expressways
Moving queues of stopped traffic on major expressways are a serious problem for public safety. Drivers who may travel for several hours at speeds of over 100 km/h develop the expectation that this free flow will continue into the immediate future. Maintaining a...
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Perception Response is a Big Deal in Accident Reconstruction
How drivers perceive and react to traffic events is an important issue. In the North American judicial systems it can mean whether you are charged with a criminal offense, pay large amounts in a civil claim, or are denied compensation for a catastrophic injury. Many...
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Is Official Advice for Cyclist Versus Pedestrian Safety a Contradiction?
The OPP provided some good advice to the public when submitting the above photo on their Twitter account. In the immediate duration before a crash every additional second is extremely important and can be the difference between a pedestrian successfully avoiding an...
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Results From Bicyclist Observations on Trafalgar Multi-Use Path in London, Ontario
August 28, 2018 was "Observation Day" for the Trafalgar Bike Path in east London, Ontario. This was the day that Gorski Consulting set-up 10 video cameras and documented the speeds of cyclists going up and down the slope from the north side of the new CN bridge to...
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Example of Dangerous Situation at Trafalgar Bike Path in London, Ontario
Gorski Consulting has expressed concern with respect to the safety of cyclists and pedestrians along London's new multi-use path at its junction with Trafalgar Road in east London, Ontario. Those concerns have been previously highlighted in other news items on this...
read moreResults From Bicycle Coasting Tests on London Multi-Use Path Near Trafalgar Road
Gorski Consulting is proceeding with assessment of the safety of the new multi-use path that was completed earlier this year south of Trafalgar Road in London, Ontario. Previous postings on this website indicated our concerns that the northward downslope of the path...
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Failure To Recognize That Cable Barrier Did Not Prevent Engine From Crossing Hwy 401 Median
Highway median cross over collisions can be deadly. Therefore it is good news that a transport truck was kept within the median of Highway 401 rather than crossing into opposing lanes near Kenesserie Road on Saturday, August 18th, 2018. But the issue is more...
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Head-on Collision Should Have Been Survivable
The OPP uploaded several photos of two vehicles involved in a fatal collision on Hwy 48 north-east of Toronto over the weekend. The photo above shows the two involved vehicles. A 25-year-old female occupant of one of the vehicles reportedly sustained fatal injuries....
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Preparations for Bicycle Testing on East London Bike Path
Gorski Consulting is conducting a variety of testing involving bicycling on vertical alignments on roadways and bicycling paths. Testing is being prepared along a new section of a bicycling path completed in the summer of 2018 in east London, as shown in the above...
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Snake Hill in London Ontario May Bite Future Cyclists
A well-meaning decision to re-align the difficult curves of "Snake Hill" along the west portion of Commissioners Road in London, Ontario may lead to dangerous conditions for cyclists riding on the steep downgrade that City staff and politicians may have...
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