William Kunzman, PE

Traffic Engineering and Transportation Planning


KUNZMAN ASSOCIATES
1111 Town and Country Road, Suite 34
Orange, CA 92868
(714) 904-2821
email: bill@traffic-engineer.com

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William Kunzman, P.E., Traffic Engineer

California Registered Professional Traffic Engineer; Undergraduate - University of California at Los Angeles; Graduate - Yale University.

Elected Class President of Yale University Bureau of Highway Traffic. Received Institute of Transportation Engineers Past President's Award (this award is given to one person annually on a nationwide basis). Received Southern California Section Institute of Transportation Engineers Young Traffic Engineer Award. Received Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Fellowship and living stipend to attend Yale University.


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Traffic Engineer and Transportation Planning for roads, sidewalks, bike trails which serve automobile, truck, bus, motorcycle, bicycle, and pedestrians.

Knowledge of governmental agency procedures, design, geometrics, signs, traffic controls, parking, and maintenance.

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Undergraduate - University of California at Los Angeles (September, 1963 to June, 1967 full time)

Post Graduate - Yale University (September, 1967 to June, 1968 full time)

California Registered Professional Traffic Engineer (PE) (TR000056) since 1975

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Received Institute of Transportation Engineers Past President's Award (This is one of the highest awards given by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)). ITE gives 7 different awards annually to 7 persons on a nationwide basis. The Past President's Award was the first award to be established by ITE and it has a financial component (currently $1500) which is higher than any other award given by ITE.

Received Southern California Section Institute of Transportation Engineers Young Traffic Engineer Award

Elected Class President of Yale University Bureau of Highway Traffic

Received Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Fellowship and living stipend to attend Yale University

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Los Angeles County Road Department

Riverside County Road Department

City of Irvine

Federal Highway Administration

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Institute of Transportation Engineers

American Society of Civil Engineers

Institute of Transportation Engineers Expert Witness Council

Forensic Consultant Association of Orange County

Yale University Bureau of Highway Traffic Alumni Association

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Over 500 cases since 1979

Defense and plaintiff

LARGEST VERDICT $12,200,000 in case against Caltrans involving a pedestrian accident

SECOND LARGEST VERDICT $10,300,000 in case against Los Angeles Unified School District involving a pedestrian accident

LARGEST SETTLEMENT $4,265,000 in case against City and County of San Francisco involving a pedestrian accident

LARGE SETTLEMENT $2,000,000 in case against CalTrans involving a solo vehicle accident on Ortega Highway

LARGE SETTLEMENT in an Inverse Condemnation case is over $2,000,000 against State of Utah Department of Transportation

LARGE $0 DEFENSE verdiscts - two where more than $10,000,000 sought.

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Six publications in traffic engineering

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Have two adult children. Hobbies are fishing, wood working, camping, skeet shooting, and aerobic walking 25 miles per week.

Traffic Engineering Defined

Traffic Terms

Legal Definitions from California Vehicle Code

California Vehicle Code - Rules of the Road

Qualification of An Expert Witness

Professional Code of Ethics

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