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20 Fatal Limo Crash Demonstrates Danger of Down Slopes and T-Intersections
Lack of conformity to standard signage and geometric design of roads can lead to tragedies like the one that occurred on Saturday, October 6, 2018 near Scholarie, New York. Twenty persons died when a limo passed through the T-intersection of Highway 30 and 30A and...
Results of Cyclist Speeds on the Down-Grade of Meadowlily Road in London, Ontario
The speed of recreational cyclists along paths and roadways is greatly influenced by the presence of vertical slopes. That conclusion can be drawn from the testing that is being performed by Gorski Consulting a several locations in London, Ontario. This article will...
New Road Data From Testing On Veterans Memorial Parkway in London Ontario
Motor vehicle collisions are caused by many factors. That is why research into those causes has been broad, as encompassed by the Haddon Matrix. Haddon's matrix used the broad factors of the Human, Vehicle and Environment along with Pre-Crash, Crash and Post-Crash...
Dangerous Roadside Barrier Exists Four Years Without A Repair
The official propaganda provided to the public is that their safety is being looked after and they do not need to know the details. But is that a factual reality? On June 20, 2018 Gorski Consulting re-visited the site of a dangerous roadside barrier that continues to...
New Test Data of Speed Bump Aggressiveness
Everyone has ridden through various traffic calming including speed bumps designed to slow down traffic. However there is no publicly available data on features such as speed bumps that can indicate whether they are appropriate or needlessly too aggressive. As part of...
Reported Facts Surrounding A Vehicle Driven Off A Cliff During A Police Pursuit in Elgin County Ontario
Two journalists from Aylmer, Ontario working for the Aylmer Express Newspaper were charged with "criminal obstruction of a police officer" in an incident where they were approached by police while taking photographs of a vehicle that had driven off a cliff into Lake...
HISTORICAL PATTERNS IN LOSS-OF-CONTROL EVENTS AT SPECIFIC ROAD LOCATIONS
Tire marks may be the only indicator that a significant loss-of-control event occurred that has not been reported. In a continued study of loss-of-control collisions and incidents at the Clarke Road S-curve, north of Fanshawe Park Road in London, Ontario, Gorski...
HIGHWAY 401 MEDIAN BARRIERS – REVIEW OF HISTORICAL DATA ON A RE-IGNITED CONTROVERSY
In the last several years a controversy has erupted in South-Western Ontario with respect to the incidence of median cross-over collisions occurring in the 118-kilometre segment of Highway 401 where no median barriers exist. This section of the busy super-highway is...
OBSERVED AVERAGE SPEEDS ON HIGHWAY 401 – ONE INGREDIENT OF A DEADLY RECIPE
In the last several years a controversy has erupted in South-Western Ontario with respect to the incidence of median cross-over collisions occurring in the 118-kilometre segment of Highway 401 where no median barriers exist. This section of the busy super-highway is...
ET-PLUS TERMINALS – FURTHER EVALUATION OF THEIR IN-SERVICE PERFORMANCE
The publicity surrounding the questionable, safe functioning of the ET-Plus guardrail terminal has died down. Yet these roadside devices continue to exist and some jurisdictions continue to install them. Yet there has been very little independent documentation...
POLICE REPORTED COLLISION DATA – COMMUNICATIONS TO OBTAIN ACCURATE REPORTING
In conclusion to a six month process of reporting on police collision data Gorski Consulting has up-loaded the last of six articles to this webpage. This latest article discusses the communications that were engaged with the London City Police Freedom of Information...
HOW MANY INCIDENTS DO NOT BECOME REPORTED IN POLICE COLLISION DATA? – PART 5
Gorski Consulting has continued its review of police-reported collision data from Clarke Road in London, Ontario. The fifth article in this series is now available for review. This article covers the data from the year 2015. The combined results from the years 2011 to...