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 ARTBA Transportation Development Foundation (2018). Work Zone Fatal Crashes and Fatalities 2 Chang, A. & A. Walker (2018, Mar. 1). Why Pedestrian Deaths Are at a 33-Year High and How to Prevent Them. All Things Considered. 3 FHWA (2016). National Work Zone Awareness Week: Don’t Be That Driver. Federal Highway Administration, Washington, D.C. 4 Dingus, T.A., F. Guo, S. Lee, J.F. Antin, M. Perez, M. Buchanan-King, & J. Hankey (2016). Driver Crash Risk Factors and Prevalence Evaluation Using Naturalistic Driving Data. Proc. of the National Academy of Sciences, 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). Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operations (Report No. FMCSA-RRR-09-042). Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Washington, D.C. 6 Burke, K. (2016, May 18). How Many Texts to People Send Every Day? Text Request [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 driving3 4 5 6 C H C M Y CM MY CY CMY K infographicNAPALetterSize.pdf 1 3/30/18 11:51 AM
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy Nzc3ODM=