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Georgia DOT workers ask drivers to slow down in work zones
In a recent report from WJBF TV, Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) workers asked drivers around the state to consider the high risk they put road workers in when they drive fast through work zones. The message comes after several deadly accidents occurred in work zones in the Central Savannah River Area, the station reports. DOT […]
March 20, 2017
Roadbuilding
Cops in Georgia go undercover as construction workers to catch distracted drivers
There might just be a badge behind the next visibility vest you see inside a road construction site. Police in Marietta, Georgia, have gone undercover, but they aren’t infiltrating the mob or a drug operation. They’re wearing hard hats and holding stops signs in a road work zone, according to WSB-TV. Several Marietta Police officers recently dressed […]
August 4, 2015
Roadbuilding
How distracted is your driving? A new $1.3 million simulation lab can tell
Researchers at The Ohio State University (OSU) are trying to figure out how much eating, entertainment and navigation systems in cars distract drivers, and the university’s new $1.3 million Driving Simulation Laboratory could help. This new 5,800-square-foot research facility is a partnership between Ohio State, Honda R&D Americas, Inc., and the Ohio Supercomputer Center. The […]
October 16, 2013
Roadbuilding
The Other Dangers
Don’t overlook these jobsite hazards when working near traffic.
February 5, 2013
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The Federal Highway Administration issued a report showing that the rate of driving fatalities per vehicle miles driven had fallen to the lowest number in decades.
June 3, 2011
Roadbuilding
Kirk Landers, Editor Emeritus
The Federal Highway Administration issued a report showing that the rate of driving fatalities per vehicle miles driven had fallen to the lowest number in decades.
June 3, 2011
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