Work Zone Mobility and Safety Program
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2001-2005 Work Zone and Non Work Zone Fatal Crash Statistics

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This image shows a copy of an Excel spreadsheet, providing a summary of interstate and non-interstate work zone and non work zone fatal crashes from 2001 to 2005. The crashes are organized by rear end, fixed object, angle, pedestrian, speeding, motorcycle, drug and alcohol, and night time.

The slide has arrows pointing to the following cells in the spreadsheet, indicating that these are problematic areas:

  • Between 2001 and 2005, a n average of 33% of work zone interstate fatal crashes are rear end, while an average of 12% of non work zone interstate fatal crashes are rear end.
  • Between 2001 and 2005, an average of 43% of work zone interstate fatal crashes are speeding related, while an average of 36% of non work zone interstate fatal crashes are speed related.
  • Between 2001 and 2005, an average of 12% of work zone interstate fatal crashes are motorcycle related, while an average of 7% of non work zone interstate fatal crashes are motorcycle related.
  • Between 2001 and 2005, an average of 14% of work zone non interstate fatal crashes are rear end, while an average of 4% of non work zone non interstate fatal crashes are rear end.
  • Between 2001 and 2005, an average of 18% of work zone non interstate fatal crashes are pedestrian related, while an average of 7% of non work zone non interstate fatal crashes are pedestrian related.
  • Between 2001 and 2005, an average of 39% of work zone non interstate fatal crashes are speeding related, while an average of 31% of non work zone non interstate fatal crashes are speeding related.