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Work Zone Safety

Work Zone Safety

National Work Zone Safety Awareness Week (April 15-19)

Georgia DOT participates in a nationwide Work Zone Safety awareness and education campaign. The goal is to educate highway construction and maintenance workers, contractors and the motoring public about the dangerous conditions in work zones. A key focus is to educate motorists that they are more likely to be killed or injured in work zone accidents than Georgia DOT workers. The general public accounts for 85% of work zone fatalities nationwide.

2013 Work Zone Safety Awareness Observance

2013 Work Zone Safety Awareness Ceremony View Photo Gallery

Georgia DOT Commissioner Keith Golden along with representatives from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) and Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), urged motorists statewide to be vigilant in preventing crashes in highway work zones at the annual Work Zone Safety Awareness Ceremony held in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 16, 2013.

 

2013 National Work Zone Safety Awareness PSA
 

The Cold Hard Facts

A total of 57 Georgia DOT employees have been killed since records began in 1973. View Work Zone Safety Fact Sheet

Your Role in Work Zone Safety?
Slow Down ​Speeding is the most common factor in a work zone safety accident.
Pace Yourself ​Don’t tailgate other motorists or construction vehicles.
Read All Signs ​Signs are in place to assist in safely directing motorists through the work zone.
Obey Road Crew Flaggers ​These workers are equivalent to traffic signals.  
Stay Alert ​Minimize distractions and give your full attention to the road.
​Expect the Unexpected ​Lane shifts, reduced speeds and work crews are all possibilities within a work zone.

NOTE: Most common contributing factors in work zone safety accidents: speed and distractions.

 

 Quick Links

 
Work Zone Safety Driving Checklist
 

 Move Over Law

 


Georgia’s Move Over Law is a proven lifesaver, it’s common sense, and it has only two simple steps to remember:

  1. Drivers must move-over one lane whenever an emergency vehicle of any kind is working on the side of the road.

  2. Drivers must slow down, below the posted speed limit and be prepared to stop if traffic is too congested to move over safely.

View Georgia's Move Over Law