by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 19, 2018 | News
High speed can be dangerous, but is it more dangerous than a difference in speed? That is one of the questions that can be explored through the analysis of traffic motions on major expressways such as Highway 401 in southern Ontario. Observations by Gorski Consulting...
by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 15, 2018 | News
The impact of a pole by a TTC bus in Toronto yesterday afternoon reflects the general weakness of bus structures. The Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan earlier this year demonstrated how catestrophic bus crashes can be because of the potentially large number...
by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 15, 2018 | News
The above photo is a frame capture from one of the video cameras used in a study of traffic conditions on Highway 401 by Gorski Consulting. When heavy truck speeds are limited to a maximum of 105 km/h this can cause all traffic to slow down because those trucks block...
by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 14, 2018 | News
No explanation has been provided as to why a 53-year-old Brampton man died as a result of a minor frontal impact with a small wall on Garryoaks Drive in Brampton, Ontario this morning. Official news agencies indicate that police have not determined what caused the...
by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 9, 2018 | News
Some collisions in the past 24-hours have reportedly resulted in life-threatening injuries that should not be expected. As an analyst under contract to Transport Canada I studied the mechanisms by which persons sustained their injuries in motor vehicle collisions for...
by Zygmunt Gorski | Nov 8, 2018 | News
The fact that 5 people escaped a vehicle fire with only minor injuries is not something we should cheer. It is only a matter of time when such an incident with become a future tragedy. The above photo taken by Spencer Taylor shows how a fire engulfed both vehicles...