Catalog of Effective Treatments to Improve Driver and Worker Safety at Short-Term Work Zones (0-1879-3)

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Author(s):

M.D. Fontaine, H.G. Hawkins, Jr.

Publication Date:

January 2001

Abstract:

This publication catalogs several devices that were found to be effective at improving driver and worker safety at short-term work zones. The devices included are: fluorescent yellow-green worker vests and hard hat covers, portable variable message signs, speed display trailers, fluorescent orange roll-up signs, radar drones, and retroreflective magnetic strips for work vehicles. The catalog provides a brief description of each treatment, along with a summary of the treatment's effectiveness, and recommendations for its use at short-term work zones.

Report Number:

0-1879-3

Keywords:

Work Zone, Traffic Control Device, Radar Drone, Variable Message Sign, Speed Display

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Document/Product: http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/1879-3.pdf

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