Turn off the computer, lay down the pen and head home. Not to worry. Most of us are fairly confident that we will be home at night with our families. However, for the men and women who work in construction zones, each day is a risk.
More than 150 people, most of them motorists, are killed in work zones across Texas each year. Four out of five work zone fatalities are motorists and not the workers on the highways.
The two leading causes of work zone crashes are excessive speed and the failure to remain alert while driving. As a result, one in three work zone crashes is a rear-end collision.
Texas Department of Transportation Paris District, along with other transportation partners, will observe the 14th annual National Work Zone Awareness Week (NWZAW) — April 15 – 19.
Let this be a reminder to be safe while driving and reduce your speed while in a Work Zone.