What's At Stake

Highway work zones continue to have far too many traffic fatalities. Hundreds of people are killed in work zones each year. The victims include both construction workers and occupants of the vehicles trying to rush past them.

What's The Danger

A highway work zone is a designated area on a street or highway where construction is taking place. It can be recognized by distinctive orange and black signs, as well as lighted barricades, flaggers and other means of signaling. It's a maze of activity that often causes confusion and dangerous driving responses.

Example

Luis Jimenez, 49, and his son Edward, 24, were […]