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Creating Safer Work ZonesFive BrochureDownloadable Version
Public InformationWork Zone Safety for Drivers Fatalities in motor vehicle Work Zone crashes increased more than 50 percent in the last 5 years Motor vehicle Work Zone fatalities average around 900 persons every year Motor vehicle Work Zone injuries average just under 50,000 persons every year Trucking Safely Through Work Zones Large Truck Work Zone fatalities average around 230 persons every year Large Truck Work Zone crashes increased about 40 percent in the last 5 years Practitioner InformationAccommodating Pedestrians in Work Zones Worker Safety and Visibility Non-motorist fatalities (workers, pedestrians, bicyclists) in motor vehicle Work Zone crashes increased more than 60 percent in the last 5 years Non-motorist fatalities in Work Zone crashes average around 140 persons everyyear or approximately 16 percent of all Work Zone fatalities. Improving Traffic Control for Night Work Zones This Document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department ofTransportation in the interest of information exchange. The United StatesGovernment assumes no liability for its contents or use thereof. This reportdoes not constitute a standard, specification, or regulation. The United States Government does not endorse products or manufacturers.Trade or manufacturers' names appear herein only because they are consideredessential to the object of the document. Acknowledgement: KLS Engineering FHWA-SA-03-007 |
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