Virginia Asphalt Association Directory 2019-20 Q4

GOVERNMENT A Moment Can Save a Life In a work zone, pay attention to the road. Someone’s future is in your hands. 3.6 × increased chance you’ll crash when using a cell phone Average number of texts sent/received per day: Texts requiring an answer while you are driving: 32 0 67% 14% 19% were drivers and passengers were construction workers were pedestrians 80% chance of fatality when struck by a vehicle going 40 mph 1 ARTBATransportationDevelopmentFoundation (2018).WorkZoneFatalCrashes andFatalities 2 Chang,A.&A.Walker (2018,Mar. 1).WhyPedestrianDeathsAre at a33-YearHigh andHow toPreventThem. AllThingsConsidered. 3 FHWA (2016).NationalWorkZoneAwarenessWeek:Don’tBeThatDriver.FederalHighwayAdministration,Washington,D.C. 4 Dingus,T.A.,F.Guo,S.Lee, J.F.Antin,M.Perez,M.Buchanan-King,& J.Hankey (2016).DriverCrashRiskFactors andPrevalenceEvaluationUsingNaturalisticDrivingData. Proc.of theNational AcademyofSciences ,Vol. 113,No. 10,pp. 2636–641.doi:10.1073/pnas.1513271113 5 Olson,R.L.,R.J.Hanowski, J.S.Hickman,& J.Bocanegra (2009). DriverDistraction inCommercialVehicleOperations (ReportNo.FMCSA-RRR-09-042).FederalMotorCarrierSafety Administration,Washington,D.C. 6 Burke,K. (2016,May 18).HowManyTexts toPeopleSendEveryDay? TextRequest [blog]. When driving in a work zone, pay attention. Someone’s future is in your hands. Visit www.WatchFor.Us 765 people died in roadway work zone crashes in the U.S. in 2016... A car going 55 mph travels the length of 1.25 football fields in the it takes to read a text 4.6 seconds 1 1 2 16% of fatal work zone accidents are caused by distracted driving 3 4 5 6 C H C M Y CM MY CY CMY K infographicNAPALetterSize.pdf 1 3/30/18 11:51 AM