Robert Gilchrist, PEng, MEng, has been a licensed professional engineer in Ontario since 1978. His career has taken him through positions in transportation planning and traffic engineering, where he has been a partner and/or owner of firms providing services to the public and legal community. He has also provided human factors opinions on transportation matters in Ontario's Superior Court.
""Mr. Gilchrist has written a very thoughtful, readable, and comprehensive work. His vast length and deep knowledge of experience as a traffic engineer is evident in every chapter and in every topic he covers. This book is an important read for designers, traffic engineers, accident lawyers, and all those interested in understanding and improving traffic safety"" -Norm Keith, BA, JD, LLM, Lawyer, Investigator, Mediator, Arbitrator, Keynote Speaker, and Author ""Robert Gilchrist has five decades of experience in traffic engineering. His book examines in detail many contributing factors leading to traffic accidents such as human error, excessive speed, road design and signage, traffic signals, weather conditions, and road maintenance. A must-read for any serious student of road safety."" -Roger Barker, MA (Cambridge), MS (MIT), PEng, Retired Engineer ""A must-read for trial lawyers and forensic engineers alike. With over five decades of trial experience handling complex cases involving serious injury and death due to roadway safety failures, I found The Transportation Right of Way to be an exceptionally researched work in the field of transportation and traffic engineering. Robert Gilchrist brings unmatched clarity to the complex interplay between traffic engineering and the human factors and standards that govern safety. Filled with real case references and packed with authoritative sources across North America, this book is as insightful as it is accessible-a rare and invaluable resource."" -David F. Smye, King's Counsel, LLD (honoris causa, Ontario Law Society); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Firm Counsel, Mackesy Smye Lawyers