Fifty-four percent of highway contractors report that motor vehicles crashed into their construction work zones during the past year, according to a recent highway work zone study. In response, Associated General Contractors of America pursued a mobile advertising campaign urging drivers who routinely pass through certain work zones to slow down and be alert.
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Cemex USA recently teamed with BikeHouston, the League of American Bicyclists and Harris County Pct. 5 Constable’s Office to increase safety awareness on the streets by providing cyclists and pedestrians the opportunity to see what is visible from a heavy-duty truck driver’s vantage. Staff parked a mixer truck and cement tanker at the George Bush Park Bike Trail, west of Houston, opening cabs for participants to observe vehicle perimeters and visual limitations.
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