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ARE WORK ZONES ACTUALLY DEATH ZONES

T Frisbie

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California Department of Transportation's efforts in the area of work zone traffic safety is noted. Caltrans has created a special task force to re-examine the state's work zone safety policies. Among the recommendations in the task force's report is a call for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations in work zones. States throughout the country are turning to the police to help make work zones safer. Experience in Wisconsin, Missouri, and California is described. In most work zone fatal accidents, vehicles collide with fixed objects such as barriers. Work zone traffic control costs up to 25% of the total costs of a project. The National Research Council's Strategic Highway Research Program will begin tests on various devices designed to make work zones safer. The devices are designed to either to protect workers from intruding vehicles or to give drivers clear warning messages.

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California Department of Transportation's efforts in the area of work zone traffic safety is noted. Caltrans has created a special task force to re-examine the state's work zone safety policies. Among the recommendations in the task force's report is a call for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations in work zones. States throughout the country are turning to the police to help make work zones safer. Experience in Wisconsin, Missouri, and California is described. In most work zone fatal accidents, vehicles collide with fixed objects such as barriers. Work zone traffic control costs up to 25% of the total costs of a project. The National Research Council's Strategic Highway Research Program will begin tests on various devices designed to make work zones safer. The devices are designed to either to protect workers from intruding vehicles or to give drivers clear warning messages.

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California Department of Transportation's efforts in the area of work zone traffic safety is noted. Caltrans has created a special task force to re-examine the state's work zone safety policies. Among the recommendations in the task force's report is a call for stricter enforcement of traffic regulations in work zones. States throughout the country are turning to the police to help make work zones safer. Experience in Wisconsin, Missouri, and California is described. In most work zone fatal accidents, vehicles collide with fixed objects such as barriers. Work zone traffic control costs up to 25% of the total costs of a project. The National Research Council's Strategic Highway Research Program will begin tests on various devices designed to make work zones safer. The devices are designed to either to protect workers from intruding vehicles or to give drivers clear warning messages.

Key concepts: Work zone, SAFER, Work (physics), Task (project management), Law enforcement, Enforcement, Transport engineering, Task force

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