An investigation into motorcycle crashes in work zones.

CONCLUSIONS: It is found that work types that take place on lower functional class roadways, such as sewer repair, are found to have higher fatality rates. In contrast, those work zones on higher functional class roadways often incorporate speed calming measures and have a clear division between the traveled way and the actual construction work.
PMID: 25590669 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Traffic Injury Prevention - January 18, 2015 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Maistros AR, Stakleff BA, Schneider WH Tags: Traffic Inj Prev Source Type: research