Sentences with phrase «through work zones»

If a driver hit you while passing through the work zone, you could file a personal injury lawsuit against them and seek damages for your head injury.

Drivers should remember to slow down to the posted speed limit when driving through work zones, especially when work crews are present.

Another driver might have been at fault if he or she wasn't paying attention while driving through the work zone.

Speeding through a work zone increases the risk of hitting construction workers, potentially causing serious injuries or fatalities.

«As the construction season starts, we need to be mindful of workers and anyone else traveling through work zones by slowing down, paying attention, and driving safely,» said Secretary Foxx.

«We can make special note as we travel through the work zone as to how many 45 miles per hour signs we will be passing by the time we get to the spot where we are going to run radar,» Maciak said.

The guidebook provides practitioners who develop phasing and staging plans for temporary traffic control through work zones with guidance to evaluate the safety impacts of their plan decisions.

This year's theme, «Work Zones Need Your Undivided Attention,» alerts motorists about the small margin of error for drivers passing through work zones.

Generally, crashes occur when drivers speed through a work zone, do not pay attention to changing road conditions, run into other vehicles or highway equipment, or drive off the road completely.

Motorists are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving through the work zone.

«The overall goal is to alert and slow drivers as they pass through the work zone — as evidenced by the large colorful signs and digital speed display present,» Rakowski said.

Other common causes of accidents include unlicensed drivers, older drivers, tired drivers, and driving through a work zone.

Stay alert as you pass through the work zones and allow more time when you let friends and family know your ETA.

(e.g. «I needed to use the bathroom so bad that I needed to speed through the work zone to the nearest rest stop.»