Traffic Engineering Expert Witnesses in Ohio

Traffic Engineering, Construction - Construction Traffic Control, Traffic Engineer, Professional Traffic Operations Engineer, PTOE, Highway Construction Zone, Temporary Traffic Control, Highway Construction, Intersection Sight Distance, Highway Signage, Road Signs, Traffic, Transportation Engineer, Work Zone, Construction Zone, Road Defects, Sight Distance

Professional Engineer (PE) and Professional Traffic Operations Engineer (PTOE) specializing in forensic evaluations of temporary and permanent traffic control, roadway design, highway construction zones, and traffic signal timing as they relate to vehicle and vehicle-pedestrian collisions. Hold a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the United States Coast Guard Academy and have over 20 years (37,000+ hours) of experience in traffic engineering, roadway design, highway construction and maintenance, and related forensic investigations. Background as a Traffic Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, and Engineering Design Manager for the New Mexico Department of Transportation offers deep insight into temporary and permanent traffic control and roadway design issues surrounding vehicle collisions. Experience working for heavy civil highway and utility contractors provides the ability to clearly define the respective responsibilities of contractors and government agencies regarding co...

Delaware, Ohio

Human Factors, Traffic Engineering - Distracted driving, Driving behavior, Reconstruction, Biomechanics, Maritime, Manufacturing, Mining, OSHA, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Safety, Slips, Trips, Falls, Transportation, Warnings, Conspicuity, Cell phones, Texting, Lighting

Dr. Kevin Rider is a human factors expert and owner of Forensic Human Factors, LLC, providing investigations, reports and expert testimony for personal injury cases – plaintiff and defense. His expertise involves investigating how people interact with other people, products and environments in predictable ways, and applying this understanding to effective, efficient and safe products, services and systems. He has been consulted as an expert in 49 states (so far). Dr. Rider’s expertise includes: • MVAs and pedestrian collisions, incl. trucks, trains, buses, motor/bicycles • Illumination, nighttime visibility, and conspicuity • DUI/DWIs, where intoxication was not a proximate cause of crash • Adequacy of product designs and warnings • The design and maintenance of safe civil and occupational environments • Premises liability, and slips, trips and falls • Workplace and construction safety Dr. Rider is a Professional Engineer (PE), a Certified Human Factors Professional (CHFP), and ...