Double or Nothing: Researchers Recommend Changes to Work Zone Double-Fine Law

Since January 1998, Texas motorists can receive double fines for speeding in work zones. Yet Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers recently discovered that the new double-fine law resulted in little change in traffic speed. By studying the law, monitoring the work sites and surveying law enforcement personnel, they uncovered the answer and made recommendations for the improvement of the state’s current work zone legislation.