• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
Logo

Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse

Library of Resources to Improve Roadway Work Zone Safety for All Roadway Users

  • About
  • Join Listserv
  • Contact
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • Work Zone Data
    • At a Glance
    • National & State Traffic Data
    • Work Zone Traffic Crash Trends and Statistics
    • Worker Fatalities and Injuries at Road Construction Sites
  • Topics of Interest
    • Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety
    • Smart Work Zones
    • Transportation Management Plans
    • Accommodating Pedestrians
    • Worker Safety and Welfare
    • Project Coordination in Work Zones
  • Training
    • Flagger
    • Online Courses
    • Toolboxes
    • FHWA Safety Grant Products
    • Certification and
      Accreditation
  • Work Zone Devices
  • Laws, Standards & Policies
    • COVID-19 Guidance
  • Public Awareness
  • Events
  • About
  • Listserv
  • Contact
  • Search
Publication

Taking the Danger Out of Highway Work

Abstract:

A common type of work zone accident is inattentive motorists running into the back of stopped or slow-moving highway maintenance vehicles. One solution is the use of shadow vehicles equipped with crash cushions. To reduce the risk for the shadow vehicle operator, efforts are being made to produce a remote-controlled shadow vehicle. A prototype remote shadow vehicle, as part of the state-sponsored SHRP, is expected to be completed at the end of 1991. When testing of the prototype is complete, plans, drawings and test results will be sent to the states.

Source: Work Zone Safety
Publisher: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
Publication Date: January 1991
Notes: The clearinghouse has a copy of this item.
Publication Types: News and Other Non-research Articles
Topics: Crash Cushions

Copyright © 2023 American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse is a project of the ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation. It is operated in cooperation with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration and Texas A&M Transportation Institute. | Copyright Statement · Privacy Policy · Disclaimer
American Road and Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation, American Road and Transportation Builders Association U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Texas A&M Transportation Institute