Investigation of accidents within construction zones in Louisiana.
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1981-07-01
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Abstract:This investigation is to analyze construction and maintenance work zone accidents by reviewing accident data to determine if deficiencies exist and recommend possible corrective measures for future traffic control applications. To accomplish this, a review of accident statistics for Calendar Year 1979 was initiated to establish parameters. Of the 169,069 legally reported accidents involving death, bodily injury or property damage (in access of $100.00 or more) between Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1979; only 1,811 (or 1.1%) occurred within construction or maintenance work zones.
Characteristics of these work zone accidents were examined to determine primary and secondary contributing factors, roadway types and conditions, environmental factors, types of collisions, driver and vehicle conditions, etc. These were compared to all other types of accidents within Louisiana to establish if any significant detrimental practices could be identified as potential candidates for further investigation.
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