I’ve often wondered why road construction workers aren’t better protected. Usually there’s nothing but a few traffic cones between them and oncoming cars.
What could be used instead? Maybe a heavy - but movable - barrier of some type would work. But if a car hit it, the barrier could itself become a missile. Anybody have any ideas in this?
Accidents happen no matter how many precautions are taken......
Three or four years ago A friend and his wife were slowed down to about 15 MPH in a work zone when they were rear ended by a pickup truck doing freeway speed and never saw the work signs or the stopped traffic ahead of him. While my friend survived, his wife was killed instantly......