Drivers urged to slow down, help protect workers from serious injury
Be cautious, be kind
By Nadine Parks
The Post and Courier
Senior Trooper Mark Meadows (left) writes out a warning ticket to a motorist as Lance Cpl. James Sweatman assists him on the stop in the Interstate 26 construction zone Friday afternoon. The troopers said the driver came close to sideswiping Meadows' car while he was parked on the shoulder.
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One motorist was recently clocked driving 114 mph in the Interstate 26 construction zone in North Charleston.
It's not exactly what officials had in mind a few weeks ago when they put up electronic boards that show travelers their speed.
Construction workers are being injured, and authorities are turning to the public, once again, and asking them to think about what they are doing when they travel through the work area.
If Earl Capps could write the manual for driving in a highway construction zone, it would all come down to three words.
"Be considerate, thoughtful and cautious," he said.
Capps is a communication specialist for U.S. Group Inc., the contractor for the construction project on I-26 between the Mark Clark Expressway and Ashley Phosphate Road. One of his roles is to educate the public about the safety of construction workers.
Seven workers' vehicles have been hit in the zone, and one worker was struck. While none of the accidents has resulted in serious injury, officials fear they will be attending a funeral if they can't get the traffic situation under control.
Workers have another 18 months of construction before the project is complete.
"We're not asking people to do anything extraordinary," Capps said. "We're asking people to slow down a little, leave a little extra distance, move over to another lane and give them a little room."
While Capps tries the public relations approach, the S.C. Department of Public Safety is using the electronic boards to show people just how fast they are driving.
"The record to date is 114 mph," Capps said.
As many as 60 crew members are working in the three-mile zone at any given time. Some are pouring concrete. Others are paving and grading new lanes. Cranes are lifting beams for new overpasses and welders are hanging high in the air, soldering metal pieces together.
The workers have seen just about every kind of accident caused by careless drivers, Capps said.
Project Manager Lee Murray's vehicle has been rear-ended. Traffic-control worker Antonio Miller has been hit from behind and sideswiped.
Automobiles have skidded off the roadway and down embankments. They've flipped over, been turned upside down and left abandoned in some cases. The skid marks and other evidence left behind tell the stories.
Once, a big truck hit several 2-ton barriers, moved them several feet and just kept on going, Capps said.
A subcontractor was installing new traffic signals on Remount Road when a vehicle went through a closed lane and struck him.
"He was bruised up a bit. They checked him out," Capps said. "He took a few days off. He's back to work. It could have been a lot worse."
Motorists on several occasions have intentionally thrown objects from their cars in an attempt to hit the workers, Capps said. One worker was hit in the face with a cup full of ice.
In situations where workers are particularly vulnerable, the project "crash truck" is parked in front of them to protect them. The large truck with big warning lights has an 8-foot-wide cushion that will stop an errant vehicle before it can reach the workers. The cushion also reduces the intensity of the impact for the driver of the vehicle.
"They are very effective. They can cost upwards of $10,000 to $20,000," Capps said. "It's cheaper than a life."
A Safety Improvement Team of S.C. Highway Patrol troopers is patrolling the North Charleston construction zone. In the first half of the year, they reported 15 collisions and wrote nearly 900 citations and 1,184 warning tickets. More than 600 of the citations were for speeding, according to the team's activity report.
Troopers are writing speeding tickets with fines as high as $455.
"This construction, the end result is for everyone's benefit," Highway Patrol Lance Cpl. Bob Beres said. "The best thing we can do is allow these (construction workers) to do their job and complete the project without getting killed."
Capps hopes that the electronic speed boards the Public Safety Department erected will help remind people to slow down. He said research suggests that the boards do help to reduce speeding, but he said it's too early to tell if they are having that effect in the interstate construction zone.
The three-year, $66 million construction project will build new interchanges at Remount Road and Aviation Avenue. It also will widen the interstate from six to eight lanes between the Mark Clark Expressway and Ashley Phosphate Road.
The projected completion date is Christmas of 2010.
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TellingItLikeItIs79 (anonymous) says...
Keep writing em' guys. I don't know what is so difficult about " Let Them Work. Let Them Live. "
July 25, 2009 at 12:31 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
bluman111 (anonymous) says...
Make the fines a $1000.00 dollars and suspended their license for six months. All of those cowboy pick ups and big rigs are a real danger as well. I was going 35 and a big rig ran up on my bumper as if he was going to run me off of the road. No respect at all for anyone.
July 25, 2009 at 12:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TellingItLikeItIs79 (anonymous) says...
Exactly. Get people where I hurts ( especially now ) - Their WALLET!
July 25, 2009 at 1:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
mungojerrie (anonymous) says...
The only time I pass that speed board on I26 is in morning rush hour traffic. I commented to my husband that it only made me more frustrated by showing me that my speed is, on average, 30mph. :)
July 25, 2009 at 1:32 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sardis12 (anonymous) says...
People drive like maniacs anymore...
July 25, 2009 at 2:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GAL2000 (anonymous) says...
Tailgaters...speeders...rubberneckers, and the Darlington Motor Speedway in this state. Keep writing away Troopers. Maybe the fines will put a dent in speeders heads and wallets...
July 25, 2009 at 4:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ForPnC (anonymous) says...
Yep folks. I'm the one slowing your stupid butts down in the zone because I'm doing the limit (or under) through there. I apologize that it takes you twenty seconds longer to get to your destination. Really sucks to be you I guess. Being that late all.
As harsh as it sounds I do hope all of these speeders break down on the side of the freeway so they have to get out of their cars while traffic speeds by them not caring there's a person standing only a few feet away. Maybe it will make you appreciate what these workers are going through. Rude, inconsiderate, nasty, mean drivers.
They're making the road better for us. This is the best construction zone I've ever seen.
July 25, 2009 at 6:06 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
maeko (anonymous) says...
this is one of those stories that serves to solidify my low expections for my fellow human beings.......
stiff penalties do little to deter crime, including traffic crime. the best deterent is a high capture rate. of those that speed, the percentage that get stopped is surely in the single digits. it gets to the point where some people think they are entitled to go 15-20mph over no matter what the conditions. the police should set up to stop the speeders heading west on I26 far before the work-zone as well. that way, they will also catch the speeders that only slow down because of the expectation of enforcement at the zone.
July 25, 2009 at 6:53 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
uscfan1976 (anonymous) says...
I have a solution to this whole problem. Line up 3 State Trooper cruisers at Ashley Phosphate and escort traffic through the construction zone until they get to I 526. Do this in both directions. This will keep drivers from speeding.
July 25, 2009 at 7:22 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
1963 (anonymous) says...
Yesterday while going west bound in the construction area in the lane beside me an 18 wheeler was as close as 10 feet of a cars rear bumper trying to intimidate and scare hell out of the driver into going faster - he did this all the way to the Ashley Phosphate exchange and the driver of the car did not speed up.
July 25, 2009 at 7:40 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
metallic (anonymous) says...
>>>One motorist was recently clocked driving 114 mph in the Interstate 26 construction zone in North Charleston.
It's not exactly what officials had in mind a few weeks ago when they put up electronic boards that show travelers their speed. <<<
Is that "114 mph" a reading recorded by the board?
I've driven by those boards multiple times.
It looks to me like those boards are set to give readouts 20-30 mph over the actual speed of the cars.
My speedometer is accurate; I've been traveling with traffic at 50 mph, yet the board is clicking off numbers of 75-80 mph.
I don't know the details about any accidents, but I'm also wondering if the injuries the workers are receiving are the result of their own stupidity? I was on the frontage road in the construction zone on Thursday and two workers setting up cones were stepping into the traffic lanes without even looking for traffic. Fortunately for them, I drive carefully; someone more careless could have easily hit them.
July 25, 2009 at 7:45 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
buzzinlikealdrin (anonymous) says...
"let them work, let them live"
Probably the dumbest slogan in the US.
July 25, 2009 at 7:54 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
maeko (anonymous) says...
@ buzz...i don't get it. why do you think it's dumb?
July 25, 2009 at 8 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
chucktonian (anonymous) says...
the person that threw the cup of ice out the window needs to spend a year in jail. there is no excuse for littering: lock 'em up
July 25, 2009 at 8:11 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Oriskany (anonymous) says...
The public needs to be educated or the construction safety people need to do more. Are work zone "speeds" only when workers are present or is that the speed you are suppose to drive at all times through those zones. I believe the latter is true. While driving we see many differences though. Work zones signs are covered up when workers are not there, other times they are not. Some areas have lights stating when they are "ON" the posted speed is what you are to maintain. You can't assume when workers are working because many work at night or could be working on overtime on a Sat or Sun or whenever. A good way to remind people of what the laws are would be public service ads on TV and they should be specific. Slow Down and use turn signals when changing lanes would be a start!
July 25, 2009 at 8:18 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
navyretired (anonymous) says...
People drive like maniacs anymore...
I just don't understand the use of the word "anymore" at the end of a sentence.
Is this a SC thing?
Anymore is used with negative statements and questions, so what you are saying is that people don't drive like maniacs anymore.
My wife and and her mom use "anymore" at the end of sentences, and I always give them a hard time about it.
July 25, 2009 at 8:20 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
USC_Alumni (anonymous) says...
When all else fails, introduce them to a little nightstick fun.
July 25, 2009 at 8:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
G_FreeMan (anonymous) says...
The number's speak for them self's, nothing the law says or does makes enough difference.
That goes for traffic in construction zone's and with DWI or DUI. Look at the Traffic related death's every year. If the local governments could get a 1/3 of there revenue from somewhere else then we could just drop the speed limit's all together. And just hold people for responsible for there own action's. Oh wait that doesn't work with laws. Oh well I just thought I would try and make a difference. Does having laws really hinder people to stop them from breaking any law? Or does it just delay there unlawful actions? People who don't care, just don't care what the law abiding citizen says or does. In the blink of an eye a law abiding citizen will become a criminal to try and save there own skin, and not think twice about some lowly highway worker's skin.
You can't make people change with law's you can
only take there money for something that can never be payed back, someone's life!
Over 40,000 die every year in DUI realted accidents now there's a number to change. Stop selling alcohol. Oh or make so it's not addicting and won't impair someone's driving ability.
And this may help show why laws don't work.
The latest figures for the year 2007 show a 17% drop in construction zone fatalities over the previous year. That is the good news. The bad news is that there were still a total of 835 deaths in highway construction zones in 2007. That is a rate of almost 2.3 deaths per day. What most people don't realize is that four out of five of those deaths involve motorists, not construction workers. Source for this paragraph is from the The National Safety Commission.
Thanks
July 25, 2009 at 8:27 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
YankeeLady (anonymous) says...
There is no excuse for endangering construction workers. I drive that route daily, and the amount of jockeying between lanes is frightening, never mind the lack of consideration on the part of some, not all, truck drivers.
One thing I've noticed is the significant increase in the amount of speed traps and patrolmen on I-26 in general. I realize that officers have to see the results of speeding, and are there to clean up tragic accidents. However, it's usually people pretty much going with the flow who get culled out of the crowd to receive a ticket. The cars weaving in and out at high speed, threatening other motorists, get away with near murder. Where are the police to pull them over? I think we all know that tickets are primariy revenue enhancement for government.
July 25, 2009 at 8:39 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
1dyankee (anonymous) says...
Please make the fine $1000. The local gov can keep the $500 and the other $500 goes to the construction fund. By the time this project is finished it would be completely paid off. Then assign AT LEAST 10 officers to full time patrol for just this area. Talk about revenue enhancement. Let construction become abuser funded.
July 25, 2009 at 9:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
billtom (anonymous) says...
I travel down I26 on most weekends. I do the posted speed limit of 55, and am passed like I am standing still. NOT ONCE have I seen a cop on that stretch! The speed limit is 55 whether or not there are workers, and yes, I have seen workers during the weekend days.
July 25, 2009 at 10:02 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
TinaR (anonymous) says...
What I don't get is why in the world these cops are writing "warning tickets" especially in a construction zone. If they cared enough to pull the driver, then the driver should receive the ticket and to heck with it. Nearly 1200 tickets that were WARNINGS.. that is a JOKE! and just how many of those that received warnings were repeat offenders and receiving yet another warning. I say write them all up for the max amount of a ticket and keep doing it, and should you receive more than 1 ticket for spending in a work zone, then lose your license until the work is finished.. maybe then people will get the idea.
July 25, 2009 at 10:23 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
jimisle (anonymous) says...
Put cameras out there. Not much room for dispute. I got a ticket once in NY for speeding. The ticket came in the mail with a closeup shot of my license plate.
July 25, 2009 at 10:28 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
USC_Alumni (anonymous) says...
Posted by maeko on July 25, 2009 at 9:54 a.m.
what is *HP?
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Dial *HP on your cell phone for access to the Highway Patrol
July 25, 2009 at 10:47 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
LEOSC (anonymous) says...
but TinaR... the others would lead you to believe that we cops are ruthless revenue-collectors! It's too bad people don't see the number of warnings we write on a daily basis.
The true goal of speed enforcement is not revenue or to cite everyone we stop. The true goal is deterrence. If we only wanted revenue, you would never see a cop running radar until it's too late. I see HP all the time in plain view on the interstate. This is deterrence. The fact that the HP did this article is to prevent drivers from speeding through this zone. If they wanted to make a bunch of money, they wouldn't warn everyone through the media!
I see the effects of speed every day. Do a bit of research and look at the highway fatality rates before and after the highway speed increased to 70 mph across the nation.
Many times, I write a ticket based on the attitude of the person I stop. If the violator is kind, shows remorse, and realizes what they did, I am more apt to cutting them a bit of a break, be it a warning or a lower fine. If the person acts like he did no wrong, is rude, comes up with excuses, etc., then that person will drive off with a higher fine.
I don't see one penny from the thousands of dollars worth of tickets that I have written. The ticket revenue doesn't even filter down to my department. I base my decision solely off of the action, and the person's attitude. Not revenue.
You will never see statistics that show how many lives are saved by an empty police car parked on the side of a road. You will never see statistics that show how many would-be traffic fatalities were prevented by each traffic stop (whether warned or cited).
July 25, 2009 at 11:04 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
counterpoint (anonymous) says...
Set up some ticket cams, which work well overseas. If folks knew that they had a 100% chance of being ticketed if they speed through an area, then they will not speed.
July 25, 2009 at 11:36 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KnowAllSeeAll (anonymous) says...
Try to lead by example. At all times obey the posted speed limit (or at least stay in close proximity), leave plenty of space between you and the next guy, and move one lane over to allow people to merge into traffic. Also, if someone wants to change lanes in front of you, LET IT GO!! There's nothing wrong with showing courtesy on the roads, and it actually is contagious. Give it a try, and you'll instantly feel better about yourself. Even if you do drive a huge SUV or pickup truck (who, as a class, are some of the rudest driver's I've personally seen).
July 25, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
GreenvilleGirl (anonymous) says...
Why don't they just put a patrol officer dressed up as a construction worker out in the construction zone with a radar gun? Uniformed patrol officers could be posted at several areas up the road to pull the cars, trucks, semis and motorcycle drivers who have no respect for the legal speed LIMIT.
Duh?
July 25, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
KidYendor (anonymous) says...
I agree with Metallic that the speed boards are out of sync with correct speed. Remember to not anxiously start looking for license/paperwork until the police come up to your window. Otherwise they will think you are nervous and carrying contraband. Be calm, cool, and collected and don't say much. And slow down on the roads.
July 25, 2009 at 1:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Tides (anonymous) says...
The statute of law used to cite these speeding motorist is found in the Code of Laws for SC. It also allows for jail time in addition to a fine.
Want to wake up all motorist? Jail a few of them for a day or two. But to SC government, money is more important than making an example that could possibly save a life. So why even have that wording in the statute of law covering speeding that states jail and/or a fine if nobody is being "jailed" for speeding?
July 25, 2009 at 2:52 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
sardis12 (anonymous) says...
Speaking of poor driving, why has the Post & Courier ignored the fact that the police department has released a video of Solicitor Giese's questioning after his DUI arrest? The video has been all over the upstate media for the last two days, front page in the newspapers, lead story on television newscasts.
You'd think since the arrest took place in Charleston and the charge was dismissed by local prosecutors, the paper would feel that the story was newsworthy.
Here's a link to The State's coverage and the video...
http://www.thestate.com/local/story/8...
July 25, 2009 at 3:18 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
joshnodine (anonymous) says...
THE RECORD FOR A SC STATE GOVERNMENT VEHICLE SPEEDING THROUGH THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE IS 75MPH!!!
I got my doors blown off by South Carolina State Government Vehicle License plate SG87712, which is a white van. I observed it passing the radar sign which read 75mph. The van got off the interstate, ran a red light onto Ashley Phosphate, and the final destination was the Cactus Car Wash. I called North Charleston's finest about this woman's driving, but doubt anything will be done, as always. So, I left her a kind note on her windshield telling her to drive more carefully. In the meantime folks, maybe we can just do 75mph since State Government vehicles can too!!!
If there's any doubts about what I observed, maybe you should look at my Marine Corps Military Police history, as I served in Quantico, Virginia, for quite some time. I wouldn't write this for nothing.
Josh
July 25, 2009 at 3:38 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yird (anonymous) says...
I'm amazed that everyone commenting today is a safe courteous driver and has nothing but contempt for all those (other) evil speeders and tailgaters.
Posted by KnowAllSeeAll on July 25, 2009 at 12:14 p.m. (Suggest removal) Even if you do drive a huge SUV or pickup truck (who, as a class, are some of the rudest driver's I've personally seen).
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Maybe you need to take a closer look. The little Honda CRS and similar small agile vehicles zipping from lane to lane, and cutting into the normally safe driving distance that some driver try to maintain, are a far greater threat to arriving at one's destination on time than all the pickups and sport utility vehicles combined.
Ms Parks: " welders are hanging high in the air, soldering metal pieces together."
Soldering and welding are two distinctly different techniques Ms Parks.
Most simply put, welders weld by using extremely high temperature to fuse metal together.
Soldering uses dissimilar metals like a combination of lead, and tin or silver, to "glue" two pieces of metal together.
I sure hope the workers are not soldering the metal components of the overpasses together.
July 25, 2009 at 3:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
ForPnC (anonymous) says...
Yird -
Out of construction zones, I'm one of the speeders everyone yells about. I don't weave or tailgate though.
Construction zones are a totally different animal than the rest of the roads. I always make sure to do the limit or under. I've known people that do this kind of work and appreciate what they're going through.
I've had more speeding tickets than I care to admit to and all of them were on open, straight, dry, roads. Haven't had one in a few years and trying to keep it that way.
July 25, 2009 at 4:17 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
yird (anonymous) says...
ForPnC, I ceased getting speeding tickets when I quit drinking in 1968.
Weird, eh?
I TRY not to speed but it's easy to slip over the speed limit when all traffic is moving at breakneck speed.
No excuse in work zones though, they are usually very visible and posted with adequate warnings for potential violators.
July 25, 2009 at 4:25 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Chancellor (anonymous) says...
Don't blame it all on truckers...I was coming through there this afternoon about 2:30 doing about 58 and a Mt. Pleasant cop flew by me like a bat out of hell. (Car #376 if you were wondering).
July 25, 2009 at 6:26 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
nickl (anonymous) says...
I've been known to have a heavy foot on more than one occasion. However, when I'm in a construction, school, or similar zone I always drive below the speed limit. Is it right? probably not. But I will have the coutesy to not risk those lives. jimisle, while your solution certainly would work, what most people don't realize is it's illegal. To receive a ticket in SC, the Police Officer must SEE you commiting the act in person and immediately follow you and issue a ticket. GreenvilleGirl, your suggestion is also illegal. A police officer cannot "dress as a construction worker". They must be in plain site. Sometimes this is loosely translated with the placement of police cars but they always have to be able to prove that where they were and the way in which they caught you doing what you were doing was in plain sight and fully legal. Give them fines and keep writing tickets. I admit that outside of construction and school zones I tend to drive 5-10 miles over the speed limit but I understand its my fault if I get pulled over but inside these safety zones there is no excuse at all.
July 25, 2009 at 7:24 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
dygypsy (anonymous) says...
My son is a S.C.Trooper & I worry ever day about him.He puts his life on the line to protect & to server the people in your state.He don't make any more money by writing the tickets in fact it is a low paying job for what he & all the other policemen.I just pray the he will never be a victim to been hit on the side of the road by driver driving crazy He is my only son. I pray every day to keep safe him doing what he loves to do.Please slow down that could one of your love ones out there.
July 25, 2009 at 11:06 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rollo (anonymous) says...
"Posted by 1963 on July 25, 2009 at 7:40 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Yesterday while going west bound in the construction area in the lane beside me an 18 wheeler was as close as 10 feet of a cars rear bumper trying to intimidate and scare hell out of the driver into going faster - he did this all the way to the Ashley Phosphate exchange and the driver of the car did not speed up."
I can understand if the driver didn't think he was a good enough driver for it to be safe to speed up, but why would he not move into another lane and let the trucker pass? Was he just being an ass?
July 25, 2009 at 11:57 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rollo (anonymous) says...
114 mph???
Not between 5am and 9pm! Not unless he's driving through cars!
July 26, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
rollo (anonymous) says...
"Posted by AmericanZero on July 25, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Being pro-active and having *HP on your cellular phone. Instead of whining, complaining about this situation let those who you voted into public office hear your voting voice know how our roads we pay tax payer dollars is being used."
OH YEAH!! that's what we need, a bunch of drivers who can't drive the interstate at highway speed slowing down even more to call the HP to complain about those who drive the same road with no trouble!!!
This will alleviate all the problems!!!
The reason this work is necessary is because a handful of drivers don't know how to merge with other traffic smoothly, that means without brakes.
The people who can't transition from 26east to 526west without using their brakes need to be culled, their privilege to drive on limited access roads needs to be revoked. There are too many drivers who think that driving with the left foot on the brake pedal makes them a safe and conscientious driver.
July 26, 2009 at 12:42 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
LEOSC (anonymous) says...
nickl-
very true about the cameras, but police don't have to be marked or visible. multiple agencies use unmarked SUV's, station wagons, etc. No law says police have to be dressed in any sort to enforce any type of law.
however, I agree that police should be visible for the deterrence factor. I always park in visible locations, because the ones I don't catch usually (and I don't mean always) slow down a few mph.
July 26, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
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