When driving, work zones can be a real inconvenience. One minute you’re cruising along and the next, you’re stuck in traffic. You may see the reduced speed limits, closed lanes, orange signs, and traffic cones as annoyances delaying your journey, but the fact of the matter is that they are there to keep both you and the road workers safe.
In this visual report entitled, “The U.S. Counties With the Highest (and Lowest) Rates of Fatal Work Zone Traffic Accidents,” analyze NHTSA data on fatal accidents in work zones in the 300 most populous counties in the United States over a 10-year-period (2013-2022).
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