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
Rollovers Are Minor – Except For When They Are Not
The London Fire Department provided the above photo a a pick-up truck that rolled over following a collision with another vehicle at Richmond and York Streets in downtown London on August 4, 2021. It was reported that there were no injuries. This is a good opportunity...
Why Do Females Not Ride Bicycles in London Ontario?
Results from several observational studies by Gorski Consulting show that there are far fewer females riding bicycles than males in London, Ontario. The results of three different studies are consistent with this conclusion. The studies involved the following:...
Cyclist Injury and General Active-Transportation Safety Data Remain Unreported
No one knows what kind of injuries are occurring in cyclist, e-bike, skateboard and e-scooter crashes in Ontario. In fact, little data is available about the general characteristics of riders and their speeds. A recent article from an injury study in Brisbane,...
OPP Provide Useful Rear-End Impact Photos For Public Discussion & Education
It is rare when we can compliment Ontario police forces in being transparent and useful toward educating the public on road safety. The OPP in Ontario have been an exception, at least with respect to providing photos of serious collisions in their jurisdictions. Most...
Public Does Not Question Why Impacted Barrier Found in Live Lane of Hwy 410
When a clearly unexplainable happening is visible in an OPP photo, and the OPP do not provide an explanation, the public also has no idea of its relevance - and that is a genuine problem. Medians contain a variety of barriers and energy attenuation devices to control...
Safety Concerns at New Playground Next to Cycling Path In London Ontario
A new playground has been completed next to the Thames Valley Parkway (TVP) south of Trafalgar Street in London, Ontario. Concerns about a northbound downgrade on the path were previously expressed as high cyclist speeds were occurring on the approach to an...
New Road Data Uploaded From Recent Testing By Gorski Consulting
You can complain about the quality of the roads you drive but Gorski Consulting is the only site that provides, objective, comparative data for many roads in Southern Ontario. New data has now been uploaded to the "Road Data" page of this Gorski Consulting website,...
Hwy 401 Fatal Rear-End Impact of Tractor-Trailer – With No Information We All Speculate
Don't speculate about someone's death until you know. But when will you know? Likely never. And that is also not helpful. As a result of a July 3, 2021 collision, a westbound driver was killed when his car apparently drove into the rear of tractor-trailer on Highway...
Are Chances of Stunt Driving Charges Like Winning a Bad Lottery?
Stiffer stunt driving penalties have been introduced in Ontario effective July 2, 2021. But how many stunt drivers will be caught is an important question. Is it like winning a bad lottery? A CTV News article reported yesterday that: "Between January 2021 to the end...
Operations of Traffic Speed Cameras in Ontario
In Toronto, Ontario recent news reports indicate that approximately 20 to 30,000 tickets are issued per month from the operation of speed cameras which began operation in July of 2020. Politicians in other cities like London, Ontario have been waiting for the Province...
Highway 403 Fatal Median-Cross-over Collision Near Hamilton
Whenever a vehicle passes through the median of a high-speed expressway and fatalities occur, questions are asked because median barriers exist that are supposed to prevent such tragedies. But it is revealing how often official agencies skirt around the discussion....
A Need to Recognize That Slopes Affect Recreational Cyclist Speed
Downslopes on cycling paths create high cyclist speeds and these result in safety problems. While this would appear to be simple to recognize, some municipalities and courts in Ontario find this relationship difficult to accept. Previous testing by Gorski Consulting...