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
True To Their Word Police Reveal Nothing About How Five Persons Died
No one needs a crystal ball to make the following pronouncement: Today, tomorrow, or three weeks from now there will be a tragic motor vehicle collision that will be scantily announced in official circles. It will be pronounced as devastating. And there will be quotes from various politicians and officials explaining how deeply sorry they are that the tragedy took place.
Once Again Body of Deceased Not Found By investigating Police
Why did investigating police fail to locate the body of a deceased driver at this collision site near Ottawa (Googlemaps view) even though they located the vehicle and must have performed some form of investigation? The Ontario SIU also conducted a review but provided no details.
E-Bike Fatal Collision in London Ontario – Continued Lack of Transparency
Not unexpectedly, another fatal collision involving a cyclist riding an e-bike occurred in London, Ontario on May 15, 2026 and there has been no disclosure about its location, who died, or anything about how the collision occurred.
Dingman-Highbury Collisions And Persistent Lack of Transparency
If not for a memorial placed at the accident site nothing would be known that a fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Dingman Drive and Highbury Ave in London, Ontario.
School Bus Rollover – NTSB Seat-Belt Recommendation: Theory Versus Reality
“We issued new recommendations to West Virginia to enact legislation to require all passengers to wear school bus seat belts when they are available, and to establish enforceable policies and procedures for all school districts to ensure students properly use passenger seat belts.”
Fast E-Bikes & E-Scooters Highlight Dangers of Immovable Objects
Essentially no information was provided with respect to a fatal collision in Ingersoll, Ontario on Friday, April 10, 2026 that involved a “scooter-style e-bike” (CTV News London).
Deadly Cycling On Arterial Roads In London Ontario
Cyclists continue to place their lives in danger while riding on arterials roads with no infrastructure to protect them from much larger motor vehicle traffic.
Will Chinese Imports Become Spy Vehicles Collecting Canadian Personal Data?
Canada needs the U.S. and the U.S. needs Canada. However with President Trump's threats to crush Canada's economy and force it to become the U.S. 51st state Canada's relationship with the U.S. has rapidly changed. Forced to protect itself Canada has been seeking...
Police Pedestrians Struck By Fleeing Vehicles
Unless one is a police officer who is continually exposed to making traffic stops and conducting other investigations near running vehicles it is difficult to get a clear understanding as to why police become embroiled in life-threatening incidents when they are pedestrians.
Very Low Female Cyclists Observed This Winter in London Ontario
We behold that certain truths are self-evident: If there are few female cyclists it is likely that a roadway is unsafe. And the first amendment of this truth is that, if very few female cyclists are observed it is highly likely that it has been a very cold winter.
OPP Sends Important Seat-Belt Message But Also Sends Misinformation
A vehicle occupant is not thrown into a rapidly expanding air bag because they are not wearing a seatbelt.
OPP Zameer-Northrup Report Supports An Impossible Impact Scenario
This is not just a bad reconstruction, it is a terribly bad reconstruction.
OPP Report Into Zameer-Northrup Tragedy
This figure from the OPP collision reconstruction report outlines their explanation with respect to the collision whereby Constable Jeffery Northup was killed when struck by a vehicle driven by Umar Zameer in the parking lot below the City of Toronto Nathan Philips Square on July 2, 2021.
Lack of Transparency of In-Vehicle Surveillance Programs
It is a common problem that governments and their representatives do not understand the meaning of transparency, or they know it, but are unwilling to abide by it.
Continued Non-Reporting of Facts From Collision In South-West London Ontario
If we wish, be can be amused by looking a rocks and crows, or we can insist that important and truthful information be delivered to us.
Cause of School Bus Fire Must Not Be Hidden
All persons involved in school bus transportation ought to be viewing this school bus fire with concern.
BMW, Stellantis And Mercedes Benz Reducing Autonomous Vehicles to Level 2
Horse drawn wagons can be semi-autonomous if the horse has a mind of its own. But the data capture, storage and dissemination capabilities of modern vehicles create new challenges for the driver who is concerned about their privacy. Tesla is reportedly continuing with...
Characteristics of Serious Pedestrian Collisions in Southern Ontario
Many pedestrians die or are severely injured in Ontario while why these tragedies occur is largely unknown by those who are dying and being injured.
School Bus Collision South of Woodstock Ontario – Disaster Averted By Luck
What has not been revealed is that the characteristics of Old Stage Road in the vicinity of the collision were challenging, at best, even in good environmental conditions.
Cyclist Tristan Roby Passed Away Without Education Preventing Future Tragedies
Is it better, in some instances, for cyclists to ride on a sidewalk? What environmental and roadway conditions might signify that sidewalk riding is preferable? And who has raised this issue? No one.
Car Did Not Fall Over Bridge – But Close To Drowning
Snow deposited on guardrails is a dangerous matter. Sometimes it is difficult to avoid due to large snow storms. However there also must be a recognition that such snow needs to be removed from those barriers as quickly as reasonably possible.
Cycling In London’s Extreme Winter
There is a cycling lane underneath that snow, but this cyclists can’t use it.
Extreme Winter Weather Conditions Continue in South-Western Ontario
This OPP photo reportedly shows the poor road conditions along Highway 402 west of London Ontario. Coupled with temperatures falling below -20 Celsius the situation becomes dangerous any many drivers become stranded for many hours.
Police Biased Claims That Drivers Responsible For Flying Over Snow-Covered Roadside Barriers
Police are using official news media in a propaganda scheme to deflect responsibility from municipalities and the Provincial Government of Ontario for failing to properly remove snow that is pushed onto roadside barriers.
Snow Piled On Roadside Barriers Is Dangerous
This photo was posted by the OPP with respect to a collision that occurred on January 30, 2026, on a ramp of the QEW to Highway 420 in Niagara Falls.
Extreme Cold Affecting Transportation in Ontario
This year extremely low temperatures have settled in the past week making winter even more extreme than last year.
Speed Camera Removal Consequences In Ontario
Will the public be told about the consequences of removing speed cameras in Ontario?
2025 Cyclist Observations Now Available For London Ontario
On the few occasions when cyclist collisions are reported, they either involve fatal, or serious injuries to the cyclist. But nothing of relevance is revealed as to how the event occurred or what factors were at play.
Collision Event Data Recording Becoming More Complex And Detailed
What caused a collision is increasingly decided by what collision data is extracted from on-board modules that contain Event Data Recorders (EDRs). But this data is becoming more complex and detailed and more difficult to retrieve.
School Bus Driver Charged In Death of Dante Caranci – But Why?
The upcoming trial of the bus driver, Jose Lema, must not be about seeking revenge for a tragedy that will not be prevented by that revenge. The trial is an opportunity to uncover, precisely, what happened, why it happened, and most importantly whether something can be done to reduce the chances of a recurrence of this tragedy. Secrecy will solve nothing.
Improper Seat-Belt Use In Commercial Heavy Vehicles
What is wrong with the scenario? Many drivers do not have a clue. Yet it could have major injury consequences in a significant collision.
School Bus Collision & Fire In Lambton County
Fires that develop after any collision must be taken seriously even when no one is seriously injured. The obvious danger is that if occupants cannot escape the confines of their vehicles even minor collisions can turn deadly.
Christmas
At Gorski Consulting we hope your Christmas is something more, even when it is something less. We hope you can give someone a smile, a laugh, and make someone happy. We hope you make this Christmas a truly Merry Christmas.
How Do You Request A Download of Collision Data From Your Vehicle?
Suppose you are involved in a serious collision and you think there may be collision event data stored in your vehicle, how do you get that data?
Police Photos of Adelaide Street Collision Released – Further Evaluation Now Possible
In an unprecedented action London City Police released some useful photos of the collision that occurred between a pick-up truck and a Tesla passenger car on November 26, 2025 on Adelaide Street near Victoria Street in London, Ontario.
High Severity Fatal Impact of Loading Dock in Sarnia
It is admirable that Sarnia police posted a photo of an unidentified vehicle that reportedly struck a loading dock at Sarnia’s Lambton Mall on Tuesday, December 9, 2025. However no explanation is available about where exactly this occurred or how it occurred.
Ontario Providing $20 Million To Fix An Invisible Road Safety Problem
Building impacts are just part of the much broader issue that drivers are losing control of their vehicles and striking everything. Pedestrians are struck. Cyclists are struck. Other vehicles are struck. And, once in a while, a child daycare is also struck.
No Basic Information About Hwy 401 Fatal Collision Near Iona Road
Basic information has not been provided about a fatal collision that occurred on Hwy 401 in the early hours of December 7, 2025 near Iona Road
Caution Over Prejudgment In Witness Evidence
“I saw a flying pig in a lime-green jumpsuit”
Structural Separation Occurred In Adelaide Street Collision in London Ontario
Little understanding is provided to the public that motor vehicle occupant safety is dependent on a scientifically-designed vehicle structure that should absorb the kinetic energy of a collision, at a proper time, at proper locations and in a controlled manner.
Past Twilight And Closer To Death
Illuminating the existence of a safety problem is difficult when what you are trying to show is essentially invisible. That is the case for instances when cyclists ride in darkness with nothing that can distinguish them from the background.
Secrecy & Misinformation Are Unrecognized Causes of Future Collisions
Why did the truck in this photo travel through the guardrail? Was the rail too low?
Visibility Limitation Of A 20-Seater School Bus
What needs to be changed is the way we hide the causes of collisions such that pedestrians do not become aware of a safety problem and it recurs for no logical reason.
Will Court Accept That 129 km/h Collision Caused No Injury?
Once again, relevant photos of the fatal collision involving the Ali brothers cannot be shown. So, as previously, we have this beautiful photo of rocks. (The crow has allowed the display of its image for a small fee)
E-Scooters In London Ontario – Growing Pains Are Growing
If anyone looked it would not be difficult to detect that there are many more e-scooters being ridden in London, Ontario in the past couple of years. With their presence new safety problems emerge.
Road Safety In Localized Winter Weather
This radar view was taken from the local Exeter Ontario radar station located just outside Exeter, Ontario on the morning of November 17, 2025. It shows a line of snowfall originating from Lake Huron and travelling southeast across portions of south-western Ontario. Such a “snow squall” is common in this region and it creates special and unpredictable road safety problems in the region.
Politicians And Speed Cameras In Ontario
How did Ontario get to this position where one individual can put the safety of millions of citizens in jeopardy, over such a poorly thought out idea as removing speed cameras throughout Ontario?
Missing Fatality – But Still No Useful Details Revealed
When severe vehicle damage is created when is it reasonable to accept that a police investigation would not detect a deceased vehicle occupant? This is a question that is not being allowed an answer.
Advocates for Calmer Traffic in Old North (ACTION)
The Local CTV News website has reported that a new citizens' group has been formed in Old North London called ACTION or Advocates for Calmer Traffic in Old North. The STV news article mentioned that ACTION was formed after a crossing guard collision occurred in early...
How Did Peel Police Miss Detecting A Dead Body In A Motor Vehicle Collision?
Some may mock the professionalism of police investigations when a dead body is not detected. But the purpose for further examination is more than simply to humiliate someone. What goes on in the closed doors of police operations is a matter for public scrutiny. A...
Traffic Study: Richmond at Epworth in London Ontario – Part I
In the fall of 2025 the Broughdale Community Association contacted Gorski Consulting with respect to concerns they had over traffic safety in their community particularly on Richmond Street in the area of University Drive and Epworth Ave in London, Ontario.
Reminiscent Of Insanity Of Donald Trump, Premier Doug Ford Outlaws Speed Cameras In Ontario
Once again Ontario's Premier Doug Ford and his supporters prevented any discussion while mandating that all traffic speed cameras in Ontario become illegal. Premier Doug Ford's solution after removing speed cameras throughout Ontario is that he would replace them with...
Strange Reporting From Trial About Fatal Collision In South-West London Ontario
Due to copyright no relevant photos can be shown with respect to this article. So the alternative is to show a bunch of rocks.
Speed Camera Politics In Ontario Will Cost Lives
The removal of speed cameras is a dangerous act which will give many dangerous drivers a “wild west”, open road, to speed without much consequence.
What Is More Important – Observing Cyclists, E-Scooters, Or Both?
Riders might as well be children if they are not told how they could be injured or killed.
Yes You Have Your Freedom – But Choose It Carefully
There are regrettable moments when, in hindsight, you wish you could have made a better decision. A number of years ago I had the unpleasant experience of attending a collision site and meeting with lawyers and a collision victim who sustained quadriplegia after she...
Why Was Fatal E-Scooter Rider Described as a Pedestrian?
How can we follow emerging road safety trends such as e-scooter collisions when we fail to identify them in publicized reports? The problem with the reliability and validity of official collision records is exemplified again in the fatal collision of an e-scooter...
Far Too Much Biased Politics But Sometimes A Stand Must Be Made
At Gorski Consulting we try, as much as possible, to stay away from biased politics and focus on preventing needless injury and death from transportation incidents. However if you stand for nothing you fail as a human being. Thus we post this photo of the scars of a...
Police Request Help With Driver Drowning Near Lake Simcoe But Location Not Given
CP24 News reported that a young female driver became trapped in a submerged vehicle near Georgina Ontario on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Police reportedly found the submerged vehicle at approximately 0240 hours. At the present time the driver was reported in...
Concerns About Electric School Bus Fires in London Ontario Are Only Part of the Story
This photo submitted by Valerie Le Tensorer shows a Lion school bus that caught fire in Montreal last week. A number of other issues have plagued the Quebec manufacturer of Lion buses. You can tell that an electric school bus is coming when you hear a melody being...
Observed Cyclist Helmet Use In London Ontario
Observations of female cyclists are uncommon in the vicinity of streets in London Ontario yet they appear to wear helmets more often than males. Observations of cyclists by Gorski Consulting in London Ontario have shown that two-thirds of male cyclists do not wear...
Toddler Fatality in Richmond Hill After Impact of Day Care Building
Buildings continue to be struck by wayward motor vehicles. The general viewpoint is that this is related to pedal misapplication. The number of these incidents is rarely publicized as many of these result in little or no injury to the driver or occupants in the struck...
Ontario’s Booze Baron Gives Green Light To Speed Camera Vandalism
Killing cyclists and selling booze to minors are some of the ramifications of decisions made by Premier Doug Ford and his gang of cabinet ministers. Now Ford's grandstanding includes the threat to remove speed cameras in Ontario. Municipalities have done a terrible...
Road Safety Decisions In London Ontario Are Rarely Explained And Therefore Rarely Challenged
It does not make sense that the roadway with the higher traffic volume has had a stop sign posted in its direction of travel yet the road with the lower traffic volume is uncontrolled.
Resident Traffic Concerns Continue In London Ontario
In the vicinity of London Ontario there are many transportation issues that pose safety concerns. But there is no reliable source that can publicly differentiate the really bad things from those less dangerous
How Aware Are OPP Of Creating Dangerous Traffic Conditions?
A single vehicle rollover occurred causing a passenger car to come to rest in the median of Highway 403. Upon approaching the site from a westbound position it was observed that an OPP police SUV had come to a stop in the westbound passing lane.
“Cargo” Biking With No Brakes?
The only thing that saved him from striking the pedestrian is that he planted his right foot on the ground and used that as his brake.
Clarke Road Traffic Bottleneck Causes More Than Just Resident Complaints
High volumes of traffic, including many heavy trucks, have come to plague local residents along Clarke Road in the north-east end of the City of London. Gorski Consulting has become aware of one of those complaints made to the City and thus additional analyses have recently been conducted.
Many Involved In Suppressing Information About Cyclist Safety
Many persons and organizations in the region of London Ontario are working hard to suppress information about cycling dangers that exist on local roads. Why this is happening is complicated.
Ontario Law Removing Toronto Cycling Lanes Found Arbitrary And Against Cyclists’ Charter Rights
Removing the arterial road cycling lanes will have a very serious consequence to cyclists, some of whom will pay for the government’s decision with their lives. This lack of respect for human life is balanced on the grounds that certain motor vehicle drivers might gain a short time advantage of a few minutes in their driving time.
Hwy 402 Shut Down A Second Time Due To Surface Problems
Why has Highway 402 been shut down a second time in just over a month near Sarnia Ontario?
Quebec’s Lion School Bus Bankruptcy Means Local School Buses Not Repairable?
It remains questionable why the federal government spent 44.6 million dollars, as reported in June, 2024 when the Lion company became bankrupt sometime before July, 2025, or less than a year after the announcement of the federal money.
Old North Traffic Safety Meeting – The Aftermath
The Traffic Safety meeting at the Parish Hall of the St John Evangelist Church was well attended by residents. Many were prepared to express themselves about traffic safety in the Old North community. A Traffic Safety meeting arranged by Ward 6 Councillor Sam Trosow...
E-Scooter Collisions & Injuries Keep Rising
In many instances e-riders do not wear helmets while they also may not require much understanding of what situations could cause them harm. Combined with the secrecy surrounding injury data this spells for many unnecessary collisions and serious injuries.
Old North London Traffic Safety Meeting
In this view a westbound grey SUV on St James Street enters the intersection into the path of anther SUV travelling southbound on Colborne. The southbound SUV, which had the right-of-way, came to a stop and thus avoided a collision.
Years of Training Required to Know How to Kill a Cyclist
It does not matter if you tell the London City’s Transportation Department that unmarked, unlit, portable concrete barriers are a safety hazard. After they are removed from one location they pop up in another.
Fires In Vehicle Collisions – What is the Truth?
What is the truth about vehicles fires in collisions? Are fires more common and more deadly?
Cyclist Observations in London Ontario For First Six Months of 2025
Gorski Consulting continues to raise the alarm that there is no public disclosure of cyclist collisions and injuries in the City of London.
Poor Reporting of 5-Fatal Collision North-East of London Ontario Has Consequences
Failure to provide objective facts about collisions has its consequences. It does not quell discussion about them, it merely intensifies the misinformation that is spread when officials refuse to correct it.
Cyclist Collision Data For Canada Do Not Exist
You will see many more white ghost bikes tied to urban infrastructure than you will ever see any useful Canadian data about how those cyclists were killed.
Cyclist Fatality in London Ontario With Absolutely No Disclosure
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”.
Child’s “Severe Injuries” Under Questionable Circumstances While News Media Appear Muzzled
Why and how did a child sustain “severe injuries” in an unexplained collision in Vaughan, Ontario on Saturday, April 19, 2025?
Cycling in Stump City, Formerly Forest City
While cycling this weekend my friends eventually rode into the “forks of the Thames” as the popular area where citizens are encouraged to meet in the downtown of the City of London Ontario. When we arrived we were horrified to see the destruction, not by weather events, or Canadian beavers, or even war or pestilence.
Driving Public Continues To Be Misled & Uninformed In Ontario
The driving public in Ontario has two choices: either be misled by social media or be misinformed by official news media.
Harsh Winter In Southern Ontario Affects Cycling Observations
Winter remains a difficult time to identify cyclist characteristics such as gender and helmet use.
City of London Ontario Continues to Produce Confusion and Dangerous Roadway Markings in Construction Zones
The City of London Ontario appears to have abandoned it responsibility to drivers to create a safe environment in construction zones.
Homeless & Mentally Ill Persons Are Road Safety Problems
The creation of homeless persons is a societal decision not a choice that homeless persons make of their own free will.
Review of Video Frames from Oxford & McNay Collision In London Ontario
The unusual aspect of this collision is that the offending driver was approaching a T-intersection at high speed and the traffic signal for his direction of travel was red.
Gorski Consulting Sets Up Account On Bluesky
We Canadians do not walk through bitter conditions with no purpose. We do so because freedom and dignity is not only important to Canadians, but is worthwhile protecting across the globe.
Why Will Vehicle Event Data Recorders (“Black Boxes”) Be Required to Record More Detailed Data by September, 2027?
First generation event data recorders (“Black Boxes”) started appearing on 1999 General Motors products such as shown in this view.
Trump Tariff Turmoil – An Impetus For Canadian Cycling?
Cycling is a non-technical mode of transportation that does not require expensive or complicated parts shipped across Canada’s border.
Access to Vehicle Infotainment and Camera Data Complicates Court Evidence and Owner Rights
The technology existing in newer motor vehicles is quickly becoming more complex while causing questions to be asked about ethics and vehicle owner rights.
Observed Differences In Cyclist Characteristics & Safety Across City of London Ontario
Data has been presented from a city-wide perspective showing the characteristics of over 5000 cyclists over a period from 2013 to 2024. These data were then compared to characteristics of cyclists at four local sites in the City.
City of London Has Difficulty Accepting Citizen Advice
To put it in astrological terms the City of London often operates like a black hole. A very large amount of data, analysis and general information is created in its operations but very little escapes into the public domain.
School Bus Fatality Needs Transparency To Avoid Future Tragedies
When official information is not released about a collision this does not prevent public discussion about what took place – it merely emphasizes the gossip that is generated.
2024 Cyclist Observations Now Available For London Ontario
New data is now available from observations of cyclists in London, Ontario carried out by Gorski Consulting in the year 2024.
Cycling Abandonment? So Now What?
While the dangers at the Brydges-Wavell site are not monumental they represent what exists, realistically, along many roadways in London and the Province of Ontario. Not all protected cycling lanes are the same, and they do not provide protection along all lengths of a road segment. Cyclists are not informed of this.
Cycling Dangers on Hamilton Road in London Ontario
Hamilton Road in London, Ontario is an example of many similar roadways in the Province of Ontario where cycling represents a danger and where no solution is forthcoming.
Continued Lack Of Information About Cyclist Injuries And Deaths Continues to Confuse The Public
How important are cycling lanes for the safety of cyclists and what other factors may also pose dangers to them?
The Passing of Dr. Robert Nelson Green
Dr. Robert Nelson Green, 92, beloved husband of Helen Patricia Green, died peacefully at Southlake Hospital, Newmarket on Friday, November 15, 2024.
Review Of Safe And Unsafe Cycling Facilities In London Ontario Canada
Police, news media and government officials have successfully kept the public, and particularly cyclists, in the dark about causal factors that endanger their safety.
Crash Retrieval Software Continues to Crash
Those who are reliant on this downloading process have, on occasion, complained about being unable to obtain data for various reasons.
13-Yr-Old Female Cyclist Dies At Rossland & Stevenson At East Edge Of Toronto Ontario
News media provided a very short description of a collision on the eastern outskirts of Toronto Ontario, where by a 13-year-old female cyclist was killed in a collision on Rossland Road Sstevensate Drive on November 6, 2024.
School Bus Fatal Impact of Pedestrian In Toronto – Another Visibility Issue?
Minimal information was provided after a school bus reportedly struck an elderly pedestrian near Yonge Street and Silverwood Ave in Toronto on November 5, 2024.
Additional Speeding Data & Speed Display Board Evaluation in London Ontario Canada
In all, this study has demonstrated some challenges on many fronts. It provides some useful data about the existence of motor vehicle speeding in London and how the functioning of Speed Display Boards may need a second look.
Four-Fatal Telsa Impact & Fire on Lakeshore & Cherry in Downtown Toronto
Not unexpectedly many questions will not be answered regarding the cause-of-death of four occupants of a Tesla that reportedly struck a guardrail and pillar while subsequently catching fire on Lakeshore Boulevard near Cherry Street in downtown London early Thursday morning, October 24, 2024
Another Acquittal Seems Like Bad Dream From “Groundhog Day” Movie
While many glowing comments are made at news conferences where speakers explain how the system has been changed for the better I, regrettably, do not see it in real life.
What Does It Mean When 99.4 % Of Detected Drivers Are Speeding?
If such a speed camera was present along Hale Street essentially every moving motor vehicle could be cited for speeding.
Doug Ford Government Teaching Ontario How To Cycle Backwards
Politicizing such issues as cycling safety is a continued demonstration that some governments will use whatever means are available to attempt to stay in power.
Ontario Continues To Mis-Report Numbers of Fires in Motor Vehicle Collisions
This evidence is indisputable that fatalities and fires exist that are not being reported in official Ontario statistics such as the ORSAR.
Motor Vehicle Speed Detection in London Ontario Canada
As the Speed Display Board data showed that not a single documented vehicle travelled at or below the 40 km/h speed limit one could argue that 100 per cent of drivers were “speeding” when they were first detected.
The Political Destruction of Dundas Street and Downtown London Ontario
By no means has London Ontario been destroyed to the extent that it cannot be revitalized. It just takes some level-headed thought and wisdom to understand what needs to be done and how to do it.
Volvo Interior Radars to Protect Children & Pets Left Unattended
If you can afford to pay about $80,000 US for a new 2025 Volvo EX90 you can be guaranteed that any child or pet left in the interior of your Volvo will be protected by advanced radar sensors.
London City Transit Bus Loss-Of-Control Collision on Highbury Ave in London Ontario
The surface of Highbury Ave was noted to be uneven for a number of years and there has never been a correction to the surface problems.
Warning From Ontario Hospital of Spike in E-Bike & E-Scooter Injuries
Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children has produced a news release on their website warning of the recent increase in children’s injuries from riding E-scooters and E-bikes.
Yaw Marks Precede Almost Every Vehicle Loss of Control Rollover
This photo provided by the OPP is an opportunity to discuss the very common evidence found preceding a typical vehicle rollover. The public is provided with little education regarding how motor vehicle collisions occur and what could injure or kill them. Every day...
Painted Cycling Lane Safety: Theory Versus Reality
Observations of cyclist interactions with motor vehicle traffic are crucial to understanding possible safety problems and selecting practical solutions. In this example a westbound cyclist is shown in a painted cycling lane and we observe the scenario unfolding in a...
Recent Collisions: No New Surprises, No Real Changes
This partial rollover of a tractor-trailer on Hwy 401 near Toronto continues to demonstrate that almost all median barriers in Ontario are insufficient for interaction with tall, heavy vehicles. The same list of safety problems continue to make the news head-lines in...
Cycling Data From London Ontario For 1st 6 Months of 2024 – Previous Trends Continue
Much like the sighting of a unicorn female bicycle riders along the streets of London Ontario continue to be rare. This view shows a female rider in late April near the busy intersection of Wellington Road and Bradley Ave in south London. Analysis by Gorski Consulting...
Failures To Focus 0n Vehicle Fires
Vehicle fires are dangerous even when occupants are fortunate to escape without injury. This is an important point that is often overlooked. In a June 29, 2024 Twitter (X) post by Grenville OPP a photo of a burned out vehicle was shown along with the following...
School Bus Collision in BC Re-Ignites Seat-belt Issue
The importance of keeping children as safe as possible while being transported on school buses requires that all involved make an effort to understand the challenges while not allowing opportunities to make improvements fall into the dustbins of apathy. The Premier of...
Hamilton Road Fatal Cyclist Collision – Characteristics of Cyclist Road Users
According to official policy cyclists ought to walk their bicycles on sidewalks as shown in this photo at Hamilton and Rectory Streets in London, Ontario in November, 2021. The reality is much different. Rarely do cyclists walk, they ride on sidewalks. The scene in...
Cyclist Collision On Hamilton Road In London Ontario – Safety Concerns Continue
A Chevrolet SUV struck a cyclist in the westbound lane of Hamilton Road west of Rectory Street in London, Ontario on Wednesday morning, June 19, 2024. The struck cycle is shown upside down at the upper left of this view, although the actual rest position of the cycle...
Humbolt Broncos – Truth Is An Annoying Little Mosquito
It has been over six years since the tragic death of 16 persons, and many injured, on a bus carrying the Humbolt Broncos hockey team in the Canadian Province of Saskatchewan. Now the incident has been pushed into the back pages of history, except for the infrequent...
Ford Government Secretly Directs Prosecutors To Reduce Impaired Driver Charges
Once again the Ford "family" has interfered with the administration of Justice in Ontario by directing that an unknown number of impaired drivers should receive lesser charges. So, if you are a friend of the "family" you get rewarded for endangering the lives of the...
Arrest Of Scottie Scheffler Spotlights Need For Better Judgment & Training Of Police In Traffic Scenarios
On April 30, 2024 a police officer from York Regional Police ran into the path of a fleeing SUV and was subsequently struck. It became a bazaar circumstance when the world's top golfer became arrested in an early morning encounter with Louisville Police at the site of...
Automatic Emergency Braking Will Finally Become Law
Emerging technology cannot solve all of safety problems. And in some instances it just creates new ones. But Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) is one technology is that should improve far more than it complicates. Recently the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety...
Another Cyclist Fatality in Toronto That Will Never Be Explained To Those Who Are Being Killed
Once again, we are taken on the same merry-go-round, noting that another cyclist has been killed, but doing nothing about identifying how or why. News agencies report that a 59-year-old cyclist was killed in Toronto Ontario "on Bayview Avenue at the Don Valley North...
Zameer’s Innocence Raises Sudden Interest In Justice
Apparently you just need an obvious innocence to waken the sleeping public? So now many official entities are questioning why Umar Zameer was charged with first degree murder. Let us roll back the tape... A collision reportedly occurred in the underground parking...
McNorgan Found Guilty Without Full Discussion Of Issues
This court exhibit showing the front end of McNorgan's damaged vehicle illustrates that the public is given only narrow glimpses of the issues surrounding the tragedy where an innocent girl was struck and killed on Riverside Drive on November 30, 2021 in London,...
Imperfect Police Agencies Fail To Focus On The Word “Properly”
Police have difficulty wearing seat-belts "properly" due to the accessories they must wear. But there is less excuse for average citizens who are unaware of the risks. The above photo was posted by the OPP to remind motorists that they will be on the lookout for...
Police Conclude Driver Mistook Brake For Accelerator Pedal in London Pedestrian Fatal Crash
This photo of the 2017 Honda CRV which was involved in a pedestrian fatal collision is the only one made publicly available, coming from court exhibits. Even one or two additional photos would help to confirm the basis of police conclusions about what caused the fatal...
Milgaard’s Law Is A Small Step Forward Against Wrongful Convictions
Murder investigation creates high publicity and a strong need to find a culprit, sometimes missing the evidence that someone else committed the crime. Almost everyone in the criminal justice system would wish that discussion of the Salem Witch Trials would go away...
Most Cyclist Injuries Not Related To Motor Vehicle Impacts : Research Finding
White memorials can only draw attention to what has previously happened. However data collection and its analysis can change what happens in the future. We know very little about what is injuring cyclists. That appears to be the finding from recent research reported...
Disappointing Actions By All Involved In Addressing Cyclist Safety
Almost all entities involved in cycling safety appear to misunderstand the importance of relying on objective data to form the basis of their actions. News media's focus on comments by Toronto's Mayor Olivia Chow exemplifies the discouraging lack of meaningful...
School Bus Rollover In Oxford County A Lucky Result?
Impressions in the ditch are the only signs remaining where a school bus rolled over south of Sweaburg in Oxford on Tuesday morning, March 5, 2024. Yet there was also a long length of tire marks preceding the rollover and these provided some clues as to the actions of...
No Explanation Why Stolen Van Struck House in East London Ontario
There is often little question why the driver of a stolen vehicle ends up striking a house. A police pursuit could be one reason and a general recklessness could be another. However this impact to a house on Churchill Ave in east London did not result from being...
Toronto Research Compares Emergency Department Data Against Police Data For Cyclist & Pedestrian Collisions
Gorski Consulting has observed that there is little or no public information about the number and characteristics of cyclist collisions that occur in London, Ontario. While only 13 cyclist collisions have been reported by official news media in the past five years,...
Nathaniel Veltman, Trumpism And A Resurrection Of Nazi Ideology
If Harpo, Chico and Groucho Marx were involved in comedic sarcasm they would have something meaningful to say about today's world. But for today's events it is Karl Marx who would have said "Trumpism, like Nazism, is the opium of the people". Road safety is not just...
Cyclists On Sidewalks In London Ontario – From 2022 & 2023 Observational Data
Allowing cyclists to ride on sidewalks is a complicated issue that has both benefits and drawbacks. Yet it is important to obtain reliable data to allow a proper study of those benefits and drawbacks. Gorski Consulting provides some data from observations made along...
Left-Turning School Bus Causes Pedestrian Fatality in St Thomas Ontario
School buses, whether full-size or van-based, have blind spots that require close attention by bus drivers. While exterior mirrors help drivers to see some areas they also cause problems by blocking a driver's view in other areas. Left turns are a particular challenge...
No Answers For Family in Linda Mindle’s Collision Death
This photo of Linda Mindle was provided by family members. Mindle was killed in a collision on June 6, 2023 near Acton, Ontario. We have been here many times before: A family member dies and then police refuse to provide even basic information about how and why that...
Cherry St Gets New Bridges in Toronto Harbour But Deadly Old Bridge Still Exists
New Bridges erected along Cherry St of Toronto Harbour were greeted with much excitement by news media during their opening at the end of January, 2024. But the bridge that caused two drowning deaths still remains. What will remain of the old bridge on Cherry Street...
Third Driver Drowning in Vicinity of Cherry St of Toronto Harbour
Almost no one took notice when Gorski Consulting reported on two drownings that took place near Cherry Street of the Toronto harbour area this past December. After all there are far more important matters in everyone's lives. So when a third driver was reported to...
City of Hamilton Judicial Inquiry: True Accountability Likely To Be Replaced By Words?
Some in the City of Hamilton wished that this Tradewind Scientific report would just somehow disappear. And some tried to make it happen. And this led to a very expensive judicial inquiry. Following this a class action lawsuit is threatened costing taxpayers even...
$27 Million Bill For Hamilton’s Red Hill Valley Parkway Inquiry – Who Won This Lottery?
City of Hamilton taxpayer costs for Red Hill Valley Parkway Judicial Inquiry are not explained even through the $7 million budget became $27 million. Will this be swept under the carpet? It is bad enough that a technical report on road surface conditions of the Red...
What Has Been Learned From Five Years of Reported Cyclist Collisions in London Ontario
We have to look back to the year 2010, shown here, before we can show a scenario where a cyclist is visible after a collision in London, Ontario. Information about cyclist collisions is extremely rare and rarely publicized. A review of reported cyclist collisions in...
2023 Data on Cyclist Helmet Use in London Ontario
Gorski Consulting has conducted observations of almost 1000 cyclists in London, Ontario during the year 2023. Cyclist helmet use is one of the parameters being monitored. As in previous years Gorski Consulting has obtained observations of cyclist helmet use in London,...
Police Believe Evidence Too Costly To Obtain In Criminal Case
How much is your being found guilty or innocent dependent on your ability to pay? Little attention is given to this rising issue as technical data from motor vehicle manufacturers becomes more and more important in court cases. A recent example illustrates the growing...
2023 Cyclist Observations Provide Important Data On Cyclist Safety In London Ontario
The characteristics of cyclists, the types of cycles being ridden and the actions taken are all made available through observations conducted by Gorski Consulting along urban streets in London, Ontario, Canada. No other data of a similar composition is publicly...
School Bus Double Fatal Collision Near Brampton Ontario
This OPP photo of the site of a school bus double-fatal collision just outside of Brampton Ontario could not be any less informative. The final rest positions of the SUV and school bus had to be located just outside of the right and left edges of this view, as if the...
Gorski Consulting Continues to Document Cyclists in London Ontario
Cyclists can be seen riding throughout the City of London Ontario, either on sidewalks or within the lanes of dangerous roadways. Often no helmets are worn and the cyclists are attired in black clothing while riding in darkness. An example of this is shown below,...
Cyclist Struck by London City Police Cruiser
No photos are available relating to a collision between a London City Police cruiser and a cyclist that reportedly occurred on Thursday, December 7, 2023 on York Street near William Street in London, Ontario. In keeping with journalistic standards, this dated photo of...
Second Incident of Driver Drowning at Cherry St Bridge at Toronto Harbour
What condition was the railing at the Cherry Street Bridge when a southbound vehicle crashed through it and entered Lake Ontario at Toronto Harbour on December 2, 2023? No one has asked that question yet a similar fatal collision occurred at the same location on...
Cyclist Injury Collision On Wharncliffe Road in London Ontario – Nothing Learned And On We Go
As the winter season approaches the issue of cyclist safety is forgotten as fewer cyclists travel on the roads. No one provides any safety warnings to riders at any time of the year let alone the special conditions that exist during winter. A cyclist injury collision...
Five Fatalities In Huntsville Collision But No Information Provided
Thirty-six hours have passed since a multi-fatal collision reportedly occurred on Hwy 60 near Huntsville, Ontario. Yet not even the most minimal information has been released to the public as to what kind of collision occurred and why five persons perished. The fact...
Rainbow Bridge Explosion Yet No Explosive Materials Existed?
Is there a difference in the evidence in the aftermath of a typical vehicle fire versus an explosion where explosive materials are involved? The answer is yes. This photo of a typical truck fire shows that, although combustible materials are burned off typical motor...
Tractor-Trailer Rollover of Concrete Median Barrier Displays An Inconvenient Reality
This OPP photo shows the result when a tractor-trailer rolled over top of the concrete median barrier of Highway 400 at Mapleview Drive in Barrie,Ontario on November 23, 2023. The Ontario Provincial Police are not consistent in all areas of the Province in the manner...
School Buses Have A Propensity To Wander
This photo recently posted by the OPP shows a school bus that wandered off the roadway and tipped over the steep embankment of a roadside ditch. School bus wandering is more common than in typical passenger cars. While school buses are generally safe for transporting...
Red Hill Valley Judicial Inquiry Final Report Pending
Will anything useful become resolved about the Red Hill Valley Parkway scandal when a final report from a Judicial Inquiry will become available this coming week? A technical report that was written ten years ago became missing and from this millions of dollars have...
Was Truck Break Through of Guardrail A Factor In Driver’s Death? – Updated
Why did the investigating OPP fail to inform the public how the driver of this truck came to his death after his truck crashed through a guardrail on westbound Highway 401 near Woodstock on November 21, 2023? The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) announced on their...
SIU Failure To Obtain Crash Data In Police Vehicle Impact of Cyclist Returns To Broader Issues Of Transparency
The speed of a Toronto police vehicle which impacted this cycle was "about 41 km/h" as estimated by the SIU, yet event data which would have indicated the precise speed and which might have been stored in the vehicle's system was never examined. In any investigation...
In-Vehicle Data Becoming More Secretive While Limiting Public’s Knowledge
Data from Infotainment and crash recording systems is increasingly secretive in failing to allow public knowledge A number of vehicle manufacturers are downloading and storing copies of private text messages from smartphones when they are connected to their...
Collision Survival Needs Early “Deceleration”
In a serious collision an important concept is that how and when your body makes contact with your vehicle interior is crucial to your survival. A key concept to understand in protection from collision injury is the idea of early "deceleration". Deceleration is placed...
School Bus Tree Impact In Stratford Ontario
Collision severity is what causes injury and death. But how is that determined? Looking at damage alone can be deceptive. A school bus collided with a tree on John Street in Stratford, Ontario on the morning of Thursday, November 2, 2023. Photos of the collision such...
Some Unimpressed With Speed of Cyclist Infrastructure Expansion
Many citizens are cynical about many improvements in their neighbourhood. We hear those comments all the time: Something not done right. Something done not fast enough. Something done by someone that cost too much. And so on. This is very visible along roadways where...
Hydro-Vac Truck Fatal Rollover Trial Is Complicated
This photo taken by the London Fire Department shows the Hydro-Vac truck that rolled onto a passenger vehicle at the intersection of Bradley Ave and Jackson Road in London, Ontario on January 6, 2021. A trial is underway alleging that the truck driver was driving...
Why Does Nathaniel Veltman Plead Innocent In Multi-Death Muslim Trial?
If we believe it is OK to use a motor vehicle to murder a pedestrian because of what they are wearing, are we not mentally ill? Does it matter that larger numbers of our society believe such actions are OK? What is the cause of these beliefs? With the re-explosion of...
Painted Cycling Lane – Changes in Lateral Paths of Cyclists & Motor Vehicles
This view, looking south along Colborne Street on August 29, 2023, shows a typical scenario where a northbound cyclist is riding in the painted cycling lane while being passed by a northbound SUV. The documentation of the lateral positions of such traffic units is...
Tractor-Trailer Rollover of Median Cable Barrier on Hwy 401 Near Chatham
This frame taken from an OPP video shows the rest position of a trailer that rolled over in the median of Highway 401 near Bloomfield Road. A median cable barrier exists at this location but no mention has been made about its relationship to the rollover. Police...
How Do Transit Bus & Cyclist Travel Paths Change With Installation Of A New Cycling Lane?
Further analysis has been completed by Gorski Consulting at the Colborne Street site from video documentations completed on August 29, 2023. In a recent article Gorski Consulting reported how cyclist travel paths changed as a result of the new cycling lane. Now...
Latest Cycling Data From Colborne Street Traffic Study
New data from the August 29, 2023 documentations on Colborne Street in London, Ontario shows that female riders and helmet wearing are far more common than in any other part of the City. Also the lateral paths of cyclists has changed. Analysis continuing. Partial...
Vast Differences in Cyclist Helmet Use Across City of London
Where you live and ride in London Ontario may be the difference in your helmet use and ultimate safety. This is the finding from recent observations of cyclists conducted in London by Gorski Consulting Surprisingly, there is a vast difference in cyclist helmet use...
Passing Motions On New Cycling Lane of Colborne St – First Session Completed
The first video documentation of cyclist passing motions was completed by Gorski Consulting on Colborne Street in London Ontario on August 29, 2023. This view shows a typical scenario where cyclists are being passed by northbound traffic. A number of tripods holding...
Painting of Cycling Lane on Colborne St Completed – Additional Observations Can Begin
After the new cycling lane was painted by the City of London on Colborne Street earlier in August of 2023, a fresh re-painting of the roadway markers was completed by Gorski Consulting on August 27th. This enables the start of observations at the site. The City of...
Safe Sharing of Sidewalks Between Cyclists and Pedestrians is Achievable
A cyclist riding on the sidewalk is deemed dangerous and unlawful yet the alternative of riding on a busy arterial road is often life-threatening. Cyclist actions when approaching vulnerable pedestrians can be the key to allowing greater safety for both. The example...
Guilty Verdict in Cyclist Hit-&-Run Collision Ends Further Inquiry
The causes of collisions are so simple and obvious we don't need to think about them The only important matter is that we find someone guilty. Then we can move on to the next future tragedy. That seems to be the case in a well-publicized cyclist hit-&-run...
Highbury Ave Fatal Collision at Dingman Drive
An unidentified bystander took this photo of the final rest position of a dump truck that collided with a pick-up truck at the intersection of Highbury Ave and Dingman Drive in south London, Ontario. The dump truck was travelling southbound on Highbury Ave and the...
Justice Michael J. Moldaver, Gravity and The Incredible Eye Witness
The following article was written almost 4 years ago. I kept it in draft form as I evaluated its content a number of times in my mind debating whether its important revelations outweigh the negativity directed at some of Ontario's judiciary. Not all judges are the...
Multi-fatal Charter Bus Rollover near Harrisburg Pa
Travelling in a large charter bus on an expressway ought to be a very safe mode of transportation. The fact that, at times, it is dangerous is not because it should be but because we fail to learn from past disasters, preferring to keep the travelling public in the...
E-Boards Travel Faster Than E-bikes – Is That A Problem?
What is the top speed of an e-board or e-scooter? Is it faster than the 32 km/h speed limit for an e-bike? Is that a safety problem? Gorski Consulting conducts substantial observations of cyclists riding on the streets of London Ontario. Cyclist speeds are not always...
Every 5th Vehicle Defective – Why Are those Numbers Not Reflected in Collision Causes?
When a collision occurs what assurance do we have that its cause has been properly identified and reported? That is a question of concern when so many vehicles travelling on our roads are likely to be defective yet no mention of that is made in official statistics. A...
Cyclist Passing Observation #11 From June 8, 2023 on Colborne Street in London Ontario
This is the last in a series of documentations of cyclists being passed by motor vehicles on Colborne Street in London Ontario. The purpose of this documentation is to provide objective evidence as to how drivers of motor vehicles conduct passing motions on an urban...
Cyclist Passing Observation #8 From June 8, 2023 on Colborne St in London Ontario
This northward view on Colborne Street in London Ontario relates to a continued reporting of cyclist passing motions by motor vehicles. Painted markings on the pavement are used to identify the speed, locations and actions of traffic units as they pass through the...
Cyclist Passing Observation #7 From June 8, 2023 on Colborne Street in London Ontario
This northward view along Colborne Street in London Ontario continues the reporting of cyclist passing motions by motor vehicles. This incident was observed on June 8, 2023. Continuing with our reports of passing motions of cyclists on Colborne Street in London,...
Cyclist Passing Observation #3 from June 8, 2023 on Colborne St North of St James in London Ontario
This view is from another cyclist passing incident that occurred on June 8, 2023 at the Colborne Street site in London Ontario. These incidents are being documented to gain insight into how and why cyclists are struck by passing vehicles. Once again another passing...
Cyclist Passing Observation #11 From April 14, 2023 On Colborne Street in London Ontario
This view is of a cyclist travelling northbound on Colborne Street in London Ontario on April 14, 2023. The purpose of this observation is to document instances of cyclists being passed by motor vehicles so that an objective understanding can be obtained about this...
Cyclist Passing Observation #8 From April 14, 2023 On Colborne Street in London Ontario
Cyclist passing actions by drivers of motor vehicles are important to document in detail if we are to understand how we can avoid dangerous interactions when motor vehicles and cyclists come into contact. Knowing this, Gorski Consulting has commenced a detailed study...
Nothing More Comforting Than Being Locked Out of One Own’s Website
Howdy neighbor, I'm here to steal all your website stuff. It was reported to me in a useful dialogue box that the owner of the Gorski Consulting website had temporarily locked me out for some unknown reason. The problem is that I am the owner of the website and I did...
Cyclist Passing Observation #2 From April 14, 2023 on Colborne Street in London Ontario
This view is taken from cyclist passing observation #2 on April 14, 2023 on Colborne Street in London Ontario. This is a display from a Premiere Project combining the views from 5 cameras. This is the method used to analyze the passing motions of cyclists by motor...
Details of Motor Vehicle Passing Motions of Cyclists
This view is of Premiere Project created to examine the details by which motor vehicles pass cyclists on Colborne St just north of St James St in London Ontario. The cyclist is shown here entering a 50-metre zone of markers which document details about the cyclist's...
Painted Cycling Lanes – An Evaluation of Their Safety Risks
Is there a problem with this scenario where cyclists must share the curved roadway with a motor vehicle hauling a large trailer? Would a painted cycling lane improve this dangerous condition or would it just mask it? Not all roadways are the same. When considering the...
How & Why Did Tristan Roby Become Struck & Crippled? No Explanation Provided
Many opportunities existed for officials familiar with the facts to explain to the public how Tristan Roby, a young cyclist, came to his near death in a collision on July 21, 2019. Yet, as per many previous instances those opportunities have been wasted, causing the...
Gorski Down But Not Out
Unfortunate circumstances caused the lack of involvement by Gorski Consulting in the public participation meeting regarding the long-term use of Blackfriars Bridge in London, Ontario. However positive developments have taken place in other areas of study such as the...
Blackfriars Bridge – Comparison of Dillon Consulting & Gorski Consulting Traffic Studies – Safety Issues
In a report to the City of London dated May 31, 2023, Dillon Consulting described its investigations with respect to the long-term usage of the Blackfriars Bridge located just northwest of downtown London, Ontario. These investigations were conducted in the spring and...
Lateral Travel Paths of Cyclists and Motor Vehicles Continue To Be Documented
Important data with respect to lateral travel paths of cyclists and motor vehicles continues to be collected by Gorski Consulting to improve the understanding of how cyclists are struck while riding next to motor vehicle traffic. Many fatal and personal injury...
Blackfriars Bridge – Comparison of Dillon Consulting & Gorski Consulting Traffic Studies – Overall Traffic Volumes
This view of a cyclist turning onto the Blackfriars Bridge in London was taken on August 23, 2022 at a time when traffic studies were being conducted by Gorski Consulting and Dillon Consulting. Dillon Consulting was officially retained by the City of London while...
Officially-Invisible Cargo Carriers In London Ontario
Not everyone can see them but, like Santa Claus, there are invisible cargo carriers out there. Some cannot see these cargo carriers because of simple things like darkness of night. But many do not see them because they chose to be blind to their presence. Much like...
Cyclist Observations in London Ontario Canada – 1st 4 Months of 2023
A balmy first two months of 2023 brought out more cyclists than normal in London Ontario. This was reversed with a colder March. Never-the-less the number of cyclists observed along London's roads increased compared to the years 2021 and 2022. While everyone's...
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