The Washington DOT Work Zone Safety Task Force is dedicated to the prevention of work zone related injuries and fatalities. Established in August 1993, the task force was created to examine work zone … [Read more...] about Prevention of work zone related injuries and fatalities
Safety Programs
Read Your Road: Every Highway User’s Guide to Driving Safely
Many highway situations are dangerous unless drivers cooperate. This guide talks about lane changing, merging, left turns and left exits, work zones, pedestrian crossings, and other special … [Read more...] about Read Your Road: Every Highway User’s Guide to Driving Safely
Effective Countermeasures to Reduce Accidents in Work Zones
The objectives of this project included: characterizing the nature of work zone accidents in Arizona; reviewing countermeasures used throughout the country, and the effectiveness of those … [Read more...] about Effective Countermeasures to Reduce Accidents in Work Zones
Highway Work Zone Safety Driver Education Resource Curriculum
KDOT developed this curriculum module for driver education programs in hopes of targeting beginning drivers before they've had a chance to develop bad driving habits. A similar joint venture was … [Read more...] about Highway Work Zone Safety Driver Education Resource Curriculum
Work Zone Safety Education – It’s not Just for Adults
The Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) sent more than 3,400 work zone education packets to third-grade, fifth-grade, and eighth-grade teachers, as well as driver education instructors. DOT … [Read more...] about Work Zone Safety Education – It’s not Just for Adults
Instructors Urge Students to Read the Signs and Slow down in Work Zones
Many Iowa driver education instructors will be emphasizing work zone safety in classrooms this school year. Teachers are incorporating "A Sudden Change of Plans," a work zone safety curriculum … [Read more...] about Instructors Urge Students to Read the Signs and Slow down in Work Zones