Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) workers created Safe-T-Rex, a life-sized sculpture, with orange traffic barrels hit by motorists, to promote road worker safety awareness. The artworks will … [Read more...] about Crash to Craft: TxDOT Maintenance Workers Create Barrel Artwork to Promote Road Worker Safety
Work Zone Safety
NC Has Had 206 Deaths in Work Zones Since 2016. NCDOT Names Two Main Causes
The work zones crashes in North Carolina in 2021 was up 5% from the previous year. The North Carolina Department of Transportation estimated more than 50% of those crashes involved speeding or … [Read more...] about NC Has Had 206 Deaths in Work Zones Since 2016. NCDOT Names Two Main Causes
A Study on Logistical Distribution Management and Safety in Thailand’s Highway Work Zone: The Case of Logistics Drivers
The purpose of this study is to analyze the Safety and Logistical Distribution Management system in Thailand’s Highway Work Zone based on data from Logistics drivers. Accidents in highway construction … [Read more...] about A Study on Logistical Distribution Management and Safety in Thailand’s Highway Work Zone: The Case of Logistics Drivers
Toward Wi-Fi-Enabled Real-Time Communication for Proactive Safety Systems in Highway Work Zones: A Case Study
Given the fatal risks that highway workers encounter, securing the safety of highway work zones is one of the most pressing issues in the highway maintenance and operation community. Recent advances … [Read more...] about Toward Wi-Fi-Enabled Real-Time Communication for Proactive Safety Systems in Highway Work Zones: A Case Study
Countermeasures to Reduce Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Crashes: A State-of-the-Art Review
To support worker and driver safety, this study conducted a comprehensive literature review to identify methods of enhancing TMA visibility, improving work zone configurations, and ensuring worker … [Read more...] about Countermeasures to Reduce Truck-Mounted Attenuator (TMA) Crashes: A State-of-the-Art Review
Trust in Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators: A Survey on Worker Perceptions
This poster provides a brief summary of the study conducted on worker‘s trust in Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators. Research questions, survey methods, and results are discussed. … [Read more...] about Trust in Automated Truck-Mounted Attenuators: A Survey on Worker Perceptions