Nationally, for the first time in several years, the rate of work-zone fatalities decreased—by 7 percent from 2021 to 2022.
This is one of the statistics published by the Federal Highway Administration in April as part of this year’s National Work Zone Awareness Week. Other numbers, based on National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data:
Work-zone traffic fatalities | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
Drivers and passengers | 784 | 742 |
Bicyclists and persons on foot | 174 | 145 |
Work-zone crash types | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|
Involving a rear-end collision | 294 | 246 |
Involving a commercial motor vehicle | 174 | 145 |
Where speeding was a factor | 281 | 281 |
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