The objective of the study was to determine the magnitude and characteristics of safety problems, in terms of reported accidents, that are associated with moving vehicular traffic around and through highway work zones. This was accomplished by examining the 2,127 reported work zone accidents that occurred in 1977 in Virginia. Examined were work zone accidents, general and specific locations of the accidents, time of the accidents, roadway and environmental factors, characteristics of the work zone, causes of the accidents, and accident severity. Where data were available, comparisons of accidents were made of the characteristics of the work zone accidents to those found in the literature and to those for all Virginia accidents.


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    Title :

    Vehicle Accidents in Highway Work Zones


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1980


    Size :

    52 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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