An Evaluation of Work Zone Traffic Accidents Occurring on Texas Highways in 1977

Details

• Creators:
  Richards, Stephen H. ; Faulkner, Michael J. S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas State Department of Highways and Public Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Work zones
  • Traffic crashes
  • Traffic safety
  • Construction and maintenance
  • Highways
  • Evaluation
  • Geometric design
  • Traffic control
  • Rural areas
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-81/44+263-3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Interim: September 1978 - July 1981
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report documents the findings of a work zone traffic accident study conducted in Texas in 1977. The study revealed that there were nearly 8,000 work zone accidents on state-maintained streets and highways during the study year. These accidents, although less severe than accidents in general, resulted in 73 deaths and nearly 2,900 injuries. In terms of accident numbers, major freeway work zone (e.g., urban Inter-state reconstruction worksites) were found to be the largest contributor to the State's work zone safety problem. Rural work zones, however, produced over one half of the deaths and injuries.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-79-263
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/85723/dot_85723_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 951.77 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:0dd2bd7314715aa377a2a4edbebe8a5659c333a60cec6c6d136da0d804415f5867cb09fa33224b57c12cc396eaa1cebc345c8b5fd8387025ebce61cb6f7ca3f1