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
The Pleasure Principle & Driver Behaviour
Psychoanalysis of Sigmund Freud and his followers had a large impact on western society in the mid-20th century. One can point to many movies, "The Seven Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe, as an example of the public's preoccupation with its unconscious intentions and...
Fire Extinguishers in Vehicles – Dousing & Igniting the Flames on a Hot Topic
On October 2, 2020 there was a tragic death of a mother who was burned alive after a head-on collision on Highbury Ave at the southern edge of London Ontario. Since that time a group of concerned citizens has formed to publicize the need to equip fire extinguishers in...
Who Do You Believe?
We like to complain about ourselves. That, in this world, there are far too many stupid drivers. We cannot wait till automation comes in and takes drivers out of the driver's seat. However we are starting to understand just how complicated the world is. In its infancy...
Professor Ahmed Shalaby – A Champion of Road Safety In Canada
Without independent and unbiased assessment of road safety issues the Canadian public would be left unaware of many dangers that lurk in its transportation systems. Luckily there are some knowledgeable and intelligent researchers who are willing to educate the public...
Why has Overhang at Ottawa’s Westboro Bus Station Not Been Removed?
Two years since a double-decker bus slammed into the overhang at Ottawa's Westboro bus station there has been no action to remove the overhang. This is even though the City of Ottawa accepted civil liability for the crash. And even though the bus driver, Aissatou...
Cyclist Injury Increase Inevitable – Where is the Push for Real Data?
Climate change and carbon reductions are the impetus for increased cycling populations in Canada, but what about injuries? We know we are not collecting injury data, nor are we documenting cyclist collisions. How long will we wait?
How Do You Cause 66% of Drivers To Drive on Wrong Side of a Road Without Killing Someone?
We believe that travelling on the wrong side of the road should kill someone. But sometimes good luck prevails. On Sunday, September 12, 21, I was travelling westbound along Brydges Street in London and approaching a right curve that would take us to Hale Street. The...
Seat-Belts in Cardboard Coaches
Canadian legislation introduced in 2018 requires that all inter-city highway buses built after 2020 must be equipped with seat-belts. It was no coincidence that the legislation appeared shortly after the multi-fatal bus crash involving the Humboldt Broncos hockey team...
Widths of Cycling Facilities in London Ontario
The width of a cycling facility is one of the factors needed to evaluate the safety of cycling infrastructure. Yet such data rarely exists in the public domain. As part of our continued studies into cycling safety Gorski Consulting has conducted investigations into...
A ‘Welcoming’ Ride Along Ontario’s Lake Erie Shoreline
There are very few stretches of roadway that allow the public to visit, or even view, the shore of Lake Erie in Ontario. On a recent cycling excursion in late August my colleagues and I travelled along one section of roadway where the shore was only a few metres away...
Transit Bus Testing Fails To Acknowledge Danger of Cab-Forward Design
A report entitled "Transit Bus Research - Interim Report" provided details of research sponsored by Transport Canada, in affiliation with PMG Technologies Inc., involving testing of the crashworthiness of transit buses. This endeavor was initiated in response to...
A Pedestrian Lying On A Road May Be Easy To Detect But Difficult to Identify
In the past 24 hours two pedestrians have died from preliminary findings that they were lying on a road when struck. Yesterday evening, August 20, 2021, a pedestrian was found lying in the area of Neilson Road in Scarborough. On the same evening another pedestrian was...
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