From the article:
“PennDOT Secretary Allen Biehler said earlier this spring that four highway workers and 19 motorists were killed in work-zone crashes in 2009, and that work-zone crashes in Pennsylvania jumped from 1,417 in 2008 to 1,513 in 2009.”
We designed the RoadQuake Temporary Portable Rumble Strip to alert drivers to changing road conditions, such as an upcoming rolling, or temporary, work zone, that road maintenance departments install and remove each day. The PennDOT crack seal operation described in
the article is a great example of such a work zone.
We believe PennDOT should add RoadQuake to their safety countermeasures to provide even more protection for their workers. We look forward to demonstrating the value of RoadQuake to PennDOT in the near future.
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In their editorial, “Stay safe and watch speed limits this summer in construction zones”, posted online today, The Olympian stated:
“This state averages almost 1,000 highway work zone injuries each year and 99 percent the people injured or killed in work zone collisions are drivers and their passengers. Drivers who are not paying attention or who are gawking at the work being done, are not prepared for sudden slow downs, stopped traffic or last-minute lane changes in work zones.”
And: “Remember that some work zones — such as line painting, road patching and mowing — are mobile. Just because you don’t see the workers immediately, heed the warning signs, slow down and pay attention until you spot the “end road work” sign.”
Readers will note that this is the same application as in Pennsylvania. (See the post below.)
We look forward to demonstrating RoadQuake in Washington, soon as we’re done in PA.
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The accident occurred yesterday near Mattoon IL, which is about 90 miles east and a little south of Springfield, and about 180 miles south of Chicago. Read the whole article.
Here’s another article about the tragedy, with video. The truck driver who caused the accident was looking at a map moments before. Another distracted driver, it appears.
Watch the video. From the look of the cars, the wreck was horrific.
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“He ran over the top of a Ford Focus and drug it 100 yards,” said Cpl. Wilson, killing 52-year-old Charles Martin of Perryville, Missouri. The trucker swerved to the right, hitting more cars, killing 28-year-old Alana McKnight of Festus.”
Article and video here.
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“Commuting: Construction Zones dangerous for workers, drivers”.
From the article:
“Between 2002 and 2009, there were 42,347 work zone crashes in New Jersey and 1,920 in Morris County. A total of 96 crashes, including two in Morris, resulted in a fatality, the state Department of Transportation said.”
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…and injures another, last Tuesday, in NC. The workers were setting up a work zone.
Short article and video here.
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“A display near the Tilcon work zone on Route 206 in Byram, Sussex County, will show the end result of drivers who fail to pay attention: Crushed construction vehicles, cones and barrels.”
Read the entire article here.
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“Troopers are watching for aggressive driving, specifically those speeding, weaving in out of lanes and following too close.”
The reporter should have used the adverb ”closely” in the above sentence, but don’t let bad grammar stop you. Read the whole article anyway.
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