In the last five years, about 3,700 people were killed and more than 100,000 were injured in highway work zone crashes. More motorists are killed and injured in work zone crashes than highway workers. Crashes in non-construction areas are more commonly angle or sideswiping crashes. Four out of five drivers in a recent survey said they slowed down when they entered work zones. However, when these same drivers were clocked on radar, none of them actually did.
Drivers take a terrible risk when speeding through work areas.
There is little room for maneuvering and virtually no margin for driver error. At 60 m.p.h., a vehicle travels 88 feet per second. 180-220 before the car stops. In other words, if you speed, by the time you see a problem, you re probably out of luck.