Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program

Work Zone Safety Data Flyer 2017

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Work Zone Safety Data

Work Zone Safety Data logo.  U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration Work Zone Fatalities: Total: 2014 - 669, 2015 - 700, +5% change. Drivers and Passengers: 2014 - 548, 2015 - 586, +7% change. Pdedstrians and bicyclists: 2014 - 116, 2015 - 110, -5% change, Others: 2014 - 5, 2015 - 4, -33% change. Work Zone Fatalities involving vehicle drives and passengers.  2014 - 82%, 2015 - 84%, a 2% increase Work Zone Fatal Truck Crashes - 2014 31.6% of crashes, 2015 - 27.1% of crashes, -4.5% change Work Zone Total Fatal Crashes: 2014 - 607, 2015 - 642, 6% increase.  Fatal Crahes involving large truck and buses: 2014 - 192, 2015 - 174 -5% change Work Zone Injuries: 2014 - 31,251, 2015 - 35,526 14% increase. Worker fatalities in road construction sites: 2014 - 119, 2015 - 130, 9% increase.

*Source: 2014 Analysis Reporting Final (FARS) and FARS 2015 Annual Report File, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
March 2017

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