This is terrible. I thought the tone of the article was appropriate, but like riding a motorcycle, one has to keep in mind that when working around moving cars, you must assume that every car passing may hit you. When I am a pedestrian near a highway with moving vehicles, I do not take my eyes off the traffic.
Granted, I know these people have to work there (and aren’t just pedestrians) but depending with your life on random people passing by in multi-ton vehicles to follow rules or be cautious in order to keep your life is more than I would be willing to lay on the table.
It is like stepping out into a crosswalk. I know the law is with me, but I always verify they are going to stop.
That’s why I approve of speed cameras (which I normally oppose) in construction zones. So many idiots just have to get to work, drug dealer, whatever two minutes faster.