The 2001 National Work Zone Awareness Week will be April 9-13. The system design and a prototype will be completed by mid 2001. The system will take advantage of existing analysis and data capture systems and will facilitate safety analysis data by linking different safety-related data. National Work Zone Awareness Week, April 9-12, 2001. The FHWA is working with safety partners to heighten safety awareness within the highway community, business, industry, and the Public.
Handouts examine rural versus urban speeding data and provide a historical perspective.
One-day workshop includes specific discussion of highway standards as they relate to driver needs. Human skills and capabilities are discussed and demonstrated and case studies are included. The Design Handbook, and a one-day workshop is available. Differences and similarities are depicted. While it is voluntary, the States are encouraged to use it when revising and updating their traffic crash reports.