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What is a PE?

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Thursday, June 25, 2009, In : For the General Public 
Question:  I see PE following your name or other names.  What is a PE?

 Answer:
  PE = Professional Engineer

http://www.pels.ca.gov/about_us/mission_vision.shtml  has a sort of overview of what we're all about.  Basically, people who are in professions where mistakes can cause serious problems or injuries get licensed.  

Civil Engineers are by far the most common type of PE.  Electrical engineers (dot commers are an exception that do not need licenses) and Mechanical Engineers are the next la...

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Welcome to TrafficAnswers.org

Posted by Steve Fitzsimons on Tuesday, June 16, 2009,
trafficanswers.org was launched in June 2009 to provide two functions:

1. to serve as a resource to professional traffic designers in California
2. to direct average California drivers to the answers to life's driving questions

It is the brainchild of Steve Fitzsimons, PE, TE, a professional transportation engineer with nearly 30 years experience as a California Traffic Engineer.  Major support is provided by his coworkers at Republic ITS and W-Trans.  

Send your questions to Steve at SFitzsimons...
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About Us


Steve Fitzsimons If you would like to ask a question about driving rules, traffic signals or street lights, send your questions to: SFitzsimons@W-Trans.com or call 650-314-8313. Steve Fitzsimons is a professional Civil Engineer and Traffic Engineer in California. He is a principal at W-Trans. Find out more about W-Trans at www.w-trans.com **** If you need a traffic signal design or review, W-Trans is available for hire. If you are an electrical contractor, W-Trans is available for hire to prepare timing plans or traffic control plans.

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