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Fatal crashes related to construction zones have increased by 53% in California since 2010, according to Caltrans. ... and you’re stuck on the highway as construction crews work on the pavement.
Fatal crashes related to construction zones have increased by 53% in California since 2010, according to Caltrans. Breaking the law in California construction zones? Here are tips to avoid a ...
Construction site safety is an aspect of construction -related activities concerned with protecting construction site workers and others from death, injury, disease or other health-related risks. Construction is an often hazardous, predominantly land-based activity where site workers may be exposed to various risks, some of which remain ...
The Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation ( FACE) program's goal is the prevention of occupational fatality. Program elements include: Tracking all work-related acute trauma fatalities. Conducting investigations of a select number of these incidents. Distributing information for the prevention of future fatal injuries.
Comparing motorways (controlled-access, divided highways) in Europe and the United States, according to 2012 data, Denmark had the safest motorways with a rate of 0.72 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km, while the United States had 3.38 road fatalities per 1 billion vehicle-km on its Interstate-type highways, often called freeways. [29]
In 2020, work zone fatalities hit a 16-year high in the United States, with an estimated 102,000 work zone crashes resulting in over 45,000 injuries and 857 fatalities, representing a 45% increase in work zone fatalities between 2013 and 2020. [14] Economic costs of work zone crashes have been estimated at over $17.5 billion annually. [15]
The most recent figures available from NHTSA show that of 38,824 highway deaths in pandemic year 2020, 3,142 were due to distracted driving — less than 10%. NHTSA tallied 324,652 distracted ...
Road traffic control involves directing vehicular and pedestrian traffic around a construction zone, accident or other road disruption, thus ensuring the safety of emergency response teams, construction workers and the general public. Traffic control also includes the use of CCTV and other means of monitoring traffic by local or state roadways ...