Roadwork Near Traffic Needs Safety Controls

If you live in a major city, chances are that you have seen or even participated in roadwork near traffic. This type of work is often done outside of one-way streets, which means there's potential for confusion and danger. If the general public has to endure such conditions, then it begs for a safety measure such as signs marking one-way streets or lane markings on the adjacent roadway to be installed. These measures would help avoid accidents during construction projects or emergency responses.

Other methods of mitigating the negative impacts of roadwork near traffic need to be considered as well. There are some controls that have been used successfully in Southern California. They include:

Adopting and enforcing traffic rules during construction projects; Enforcing a 24-hour speed limit on roads adjacent to construction projects; Limiting access to construction sites via heavy trucks (which can create serious safety hazards); and Restricting access to streets by bicyclists.

Major cities have seen injuries caused by vehicles colliding with workers while they are performing roadwork near traffic conditions at the time. The following are examples of such collisions:

In 2007, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) investigated a fatal accident on SR-43 near the City of Brawley. The truck driver was passing over railroad tracks when it collided with a work vehicle that was being pulled by an excavator. The excavator struck the rear end of the truck, causing it to turn over. The driver was thrown from the cab and killed while a passenger in the truck sustained minor injuries.

In 2003, an 18-wheeler collided with a contractor's lorry near Anaheim after both vehicles were involved in traffic at high speed along SR-91. The lorry driver was killed in the collision, while a passenger on the truck died from injuries due to being run over.

In 2002, an 18-wheeler collided with two work trucks near San Diego after an 18-wheeler was unable to stop for traffic lights at an intersection. The 18-wheeler driver, who was traveling at high speed, lost control of his rig and collided with the brakes of one of the construction vehicles. The 21-year-old driver of one of the construction vehicles was killed in the collision while a passenger sustained moderate injuries.

In 2001, a backhoe operator was struck and killed at the site of a construction project on an inner-city street in Los Angeles. The coroner's report stated that the backhoe operator was not wearing reflective clothing or using lighting to illuminate the area where he was working. A driver of an automobile traveling at night struck and killed the backhoe operator as he was trying to cross the street.

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Conclusion:

There are numerous types of fatal involvements in motor vehicle accidents. The statistics show that there are approximately 80,000 people killed each year in the United States due to motor vehicle crashes. This figure is a 33% increase from 10 years ago.

In Los Angeles County, in 2011, 2,942 people died as the result of accidents (not including suicides and homicides). In 2012, LACCD had four times more collisions than it did five years ago (an 875% increase). In 2008 only 907 non-fatal injuries were reported in L.A. County; as of 2012 this number was up to 16,719 injuries.

Roadwork Near Traffic Needs Safety Controls

Roadwork Near Traffic Needs Safety Controls

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