I have seen some pretty wild things. Just last week we had a lady drive through a road closed 5 times within 1.5 hours. The escapade ended when on her last "visit" she almost drove into a 28' deep excavation and was nearly hit by the bucket from the excavator.
I guess drivers in CA are no better!
From ONN --
At the start of each construction season, one thought that enters your mind is.... I wonder how many workers I know will die on the job this year. So far this year it has been 2 people.Drivers inconvenienced by a road-widening project subjected construction workers to so much abuse - including death threats, BB gun shootings, even a flying burrito - that the state revoked a rush-hour window and shut down the highway altogether.
A $44 million widening project was supposed to alleviate the danger, not create a new class of victims.
The first sign things were going to turn ugly was after the transportation department allowed drivers to use the highway only during rush hour last summer.....
One person called and said he would climb a water tower and shoot workers. Next came angry exchanges, with one driver tossing a burrito at a construction worker. Vandals tore down barricades and construction equipment was stolen, More....
Several years ago when working on the side of the road, a friend was hit by a car throwing him into the tree chipper, killing him instantly.
One construction company had their best concrete crew get injured by a vehicle crashing through the zone. None of them returned from their injuries!
Road closoings, detours, flagmen, orange barrels, construction workers, etc.... Yes they are a pain in the a** and delay your busy day, but these guys are just doing thier jobs. They do not design the projects or schedule the detours and/or road closures.
So please be careful when you drive through construction zones!
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