42 | JUNE 2018
Motoring
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THOUSANDS OF ROAD WORKERS’
LIVES ARE BEING PUT AT RISK
Research by Highways Eng-
land reveals a catalogue of serious
incidents and near misses ranging
from motorists driving into coned
off areas where road workers are
working to physical and verbal
abuse.
On average there are nearly 300
incidents a week of incursions and
abuse reported by road workers
who are busy improving Britain’s
4300 miles of motorways and
strategic A roads for the benefit of
all road users.
And of almost 3500 incidents
recorded between July 2017 until
September 2017, 150 were serious,
leading to four road workers and
two motorists being injured. Thou-
sands of road workers’ lives are
being put at risk, says Highways
England
That is why Highways England
is calling on road users to be pa-
tient if they are delayed by road-
works and to respect road workers
doing a difficult job.
Mike Wilson, Chief Highways
Engineer, Executive Director Safety,
Engineering and Standards at High-
ways England said: “While we plan
our maintenance and improvement
works to minimise inconvenience
to drivers, some road closures are
necessary, and ultimately for the
benefit of road users.
Drivers who selfishly and ille-
gally ignore these traffic restric-
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Road worker abuse often oc