This coming week (April 26-30, 2021) is National Work Zone Awareness Week and this year’s theme is “Drive Safe. Work Safe. Save Lives.”
South Dakota Department of Transportation Secretary Joel Jundt says the designation highlights the deadly dangers of speeding or driving distracted in work areas. Statistics from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse show there were 762 fatal crashes in work zones resulting in 842 deaths in 2019, underscoring the need to observe speed limits and eliminate distractions when approaching and driving through work zones.
Jundt says people are invited to participate in GO ORANGE DAY Wednesday (April 28) as a visual reminder everyone can play a role in work zone safety. He encourages businesses, organizations, individuals, families and friends to wear some orange apparel, take creative photos and share the pictures on social media using the hashtag #orange4safetysd. Facebook users can access and use SDDOT’s work zone safety awareness profile picture frame on the SDDOT Facebook page from April 26-30, 2021.
For additional information on National Work Zone Awareness Week, visit https://dot.sd.gov/inside-sddot/of-interest/work-zone-awareness-week or www.NWZAW.org.
Comments