A Guide for Reducing Work Zone Collisions (2005) / Chapter Skim
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Lack of driver knowledge of appropriate work zone driving actions, failure to obey traffic laws, and lack of awareness of work zones and/or workers also detract form work zone safety. As more and more of the nation's infrastructure reaches the end of its life cycle and fewer new roadways are constructed, work zones are becoming more and more prevalent on our roadways.
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Issues faced may vary by type of work zone, but safety improvements for all types of work zones are considered in the strategies discussed in Section V A review of FARS data for 2003 yields additional insights into fatal crash characteristics in work zones: • More than half of all fatal work zone crashes occurred during the day.
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This exposure can be reduced by using maintenance and construction practices that increase pavement and bridge service life, accelerating construction and maintenance activities when they are needed, scheduling highway work to avoid periods of high traffic volumes, and providing adequate space for future road work in new project development. • 19.1 B Improve work zone traffic control devices -- Since work zones often present a higher driver-information and vehicular-control workload than nonwork areas present, the devices used to convey information to drivers and to alert them to the presence of workers and potential roadway hazards need to be visible and to have a clear and consistent meaning.
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Training programs for agency staff and workers can help ensure that traffic control devices designed and set up in work zones are appropriate and provide positive guidance, rather than create additional clutter and driver confusion. • 19.1 F Develop procedures to effectively manage work zones -- Work zone management practices, such as crash data system improvements, safety awards, interagency coordination, and inspections, can help bring about an improvement in work zone safety at an agency level.
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19.1 E Increase knowledge 19.1 E1 Disseminate work zone safety information to road users (T) and awareness of work zones 19.1 E2 Provide work zone training programs and manuals for designers and field staff (T)
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