Auto, Truck, Train, Cycle, & Pedestrian Accidents         Robert F. Douglas, P.E., Operations Manager              In 1988, Robert Douglas became the State of Arizona Department of Transportation's "Forensic Engineer." In that position he worked with the State Attorney General's Office and the Federal Highway Administration to help to defend the State in Tort Liability lawsuits. Before he left that position to come to California, he had also become responsible for performing or overseeing all accident reconstruction for the State of Arizona. Prior to his work as the Forensic Engineer, he was one of two Field Review Engineers in the State, reporting to the State Construction Engineer on Quality Control and Safety Concerns as he visited every on-going state funded freeway/highway/street project in Arizona.            In 1989 he began his California career as a part of the California Department of Transportation Engineering staff, and as responsible charge for programs that included the "District Safety Reviews" of both design and construction, he became known for his safety knowledge and awareness in relation to road design and construction. By the time he left Caltrans, in 1994, he had been accepted as a member of the Tort Liability and Risk Management Council of the Transportation Research Board. He had also become a member of the National Committee on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the committee that literally writes the national standards for traffic control devices for the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, a position he holds to this day.            In 1994 he became "the" Civil/Traffic/Transportation Engineer for Vollmer-Gray Engineering Laboratories, a firm established 25 years before, that dealt exclusively with Accident Reconstruction. There were 12 other Reconstructionists in the firm, most of whom were Mechanical Engineers. He worked with and supported their activities, and was soon known for his abilities and was testifying in cases requiring analysis of reasonable speeds on roadways, coefficient of friction on dry AND wet roadways, perception reaction time, and Human Factors as it relates to transportation systems. During his tenure with Vollmer-Gray he also developed his proficiency in visual conspicuity and Human Factors in general, and began using the powerful PC Crash accident reconstruction software.            Having a special knack for photographic simulations, and having a background in photographic semblance in relation to the human eye versus the camera lens, Mr. Douglas has become well known for his low-light and night-time reconstruction abilities as well.            In 1997, two years before he left Vollmer-Gray, he designed and built the only privately owned full scale "Friction - Skid Resistance Trailer" in the State of California. During his time with Vollmer-Gray, he had accident reconstruction cases that dealt with rail equipment, heavy construction equipment, tractor-trailers, autos, cycles, and pedestrians.