Work Zone Safety Awareness Month

2010

• National Work Zone Awareness Week 2010
  April 19-23, 2010
• ATSSA National Work Zone Awareness Week
• Governor Perdue's 2010 Proclamation
• Work Zone Safety Awareness Month 2010 Press Release
• Work Zone Safety Fact Sheet

Operation Drive Smart

• Operation Drive Smart 2010 Fact Sheet
• Kickoff Release
• Results Release
Coming Soon
• Operation Drive Smart 2009 Results Release

2009

• 2009 Invitation to Kick-off Event
• Governor Perdue's 2009 Proclamation
• Work Zone Safety Awareness Month 2009 Press Release
• National Work Zone Awareness Week

Photo Galleries from Past Events

Work Zone Safety Videos

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Work Zone Safety Poster Contest

Sponsored by Carolina’s Associated General Contractors

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2009 Contest Winners

	5-8 Age Group	9-11 Age Group	12-15 Age Group	16-18 Age Group
1st Place	Kayla Styles, 8 Riverside Elementary School, Newland, NC	Nell Pendley, 11Deyton Elemetary School, Spruce Pine, NC	Rachel Taylor, 15Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC	Melissa Dean, 17Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC
2nd Place	Shane Greene, 7Greenlee Primary School, Spruce Pine, NC	Kathleen Joines, 10Sparta School, Sparta, NC	Bridgette Boykin, 14Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC	Holly Gibson, 16Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC
3rd Place	Austin Greene, 6Greenlee Primary School, Spruce Pine, NC	Jacob Roten, 10Sparta School, Sparta, NC	Jacy Barnes, 14Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC	Jackson Wall, 18Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC

2007 Contest Winners

	5-8 Age Group	9-11 Age Group	12-15 Age Group	16-18 Age Group
1st Place	Katya Hazen, 8Sand Ridge Elementary School, Hubert, NC	Trueitt Henderson, 10Bethel Hill Charter School, Roxboro, NC	Elena Sanchez, 15Gray's Creek High School, Hope Mills, NC	Erin Grady, 17Southern Nash High School, Bailey, NC
2nd Place	Raven Slade, 6MB Hubbard Elementary School, Battleboro, NC	Jose Vasquez, 11Lucama Elementary School, Lucama, NC	Ruan Basson, 14South Asheboro Middle School, Asheboro, NC	Aine Vonnegut, 17Myers Park High School, Charlotte, NC
3rd Place	Seth Sigmon, 5Bostian Elementary School, China Grove, NC	Dominick Wilson, 10Eastern Elementary School, Greenville, NC	Antionette Price, 15Cleveland Middle School, Garner, NC	Megan Stein, 17Massey Hill Classical High School, Fayetteville, NC

2005 Contest Winners

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Campaigns

Drive Smart. Do Your Part

The current "Drive Smart. Do Your Part." campaign emphasizes the need for motorists to take responsibility for the way they drive through work zones. By reducing speeds and not being distracted while driving through work zones, drivers will significantly decrease their chances of being involved in a serious accident.

Pay Attention or Pay the Price

The "Pay Attention or Pay the Price." campaign indicated the serious consequences of driving distracted through work zones. Not paying attention in work zones could cost someone their life – that someone could be you.

Speed a Little, Lose A lot

The "Speed a Little. Lose a Lot." campaign demonstrated the serious consequences of work zone violations and promoted the importance of work zone safety on both sides of the barrel. Legislation enacted in 1999 increased the penalty for speeding through a work zone to a minimum of $250 – more than triple the usual fine for speeding. In addition to educating motorists about the risks associated with speeding through work zones, the campaign helped motorists understand how, when and where these crashes occur to help prevent them.