Work Zone Safety: Physical and Behavioral Barriers in Accident Prevention

This report discusses the usefulness of creating a work zone traffic safety culture as a methodology to improve the overall safety of both work zone personnel and the traveling public in Missouri.  As part of this research, the existing MoDOT Work Zone Rating Survey was analyzed and augmented to collect public perception of work zone safety, historical data on work zone crashes were evaluated to identify trends that are particular to, and attributes that are associated with severe crashes were identified.

Title: Work Zone Safety: Physical and Behavioral Barriers in Accident Prevention
Published: May 2014
Report number: cmr 14-013
Project number: TRyy1312
Author(s): Suzanna Long, Brian K. Smith, Ean H. Ng, and Carlos Sun
Performing organization(s): Missouri University of Science and Technology Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering (Long, Smith, Ng) and University of Missouri-Columbia Department of Civil Engineering