Primary issues involved in this case include: - Pavement edge dropoffs from one and one-half to five inches deep - DOT's duty to treat dropoffs of more than one and one-half inches - Adequacy of … [Read more...] about Ohio DOT Not Negligent; Edge Dropoff Within Work Zone Guidelines
Safety
Ohio Court Grants Summary Judgment to City; Seven-Inch Edge Dropoff in Repaving Project Not a Nuisance
Primary issues involved in this case include: - Pavement edge dropoff seven inches deep - Immunity for edge dropoffs created during repaving projects - Discretionary nature of decision not to … [Read more...] about Ohio Court Grants Summary Judgment to City; Seven-Inch Edge Dropoff in Repaving Project Not a Nuisance
Effects of Work Zone Presence on Injury and Non-Injury Crashes
Work zones in the US have approximately 700 traffic-related fatalities, 2,400 injury crashes and 52,000 non-injury crashes every year. Due to future highway reconstruction needs, work zones are likely … [Read more...] about Effects of Work Zone Presence on Injury and Non-Injury Crashes
Speed Variations Are Major Cause of Work Zone Crashes
Rear-end collisions cause the preponderance of work zone crashes in Virginia, indicating that a high variance in vehicle speeds is the major cause of accidents in work zones, according to a … [Read more...] about Speed Variations Are Major Cause of Work Zone Crashes
Responsible or Not?
A lady drove her car into an excavation hole that was not even marked. This caused about $2,500 worth of damage to her car. The driver has not gotten any restitution for the incident. … [Read more...] about Responsible or Not?
Temporary Rumble Strips
The New York State Department of Transportation recently adopted seven work zone intrusion countermeasures to increase safety of the workers and driving public. Among these countermeasures adopted was … [Read more...] about Temporary Rumble Strips