DOT to install cameras at street work zones
More cameras in NYC streets
In an attempt to stop drivers from barreling through street repair zones, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) is attaching mobile video cameras to trucks and equipment in work zones.
In New York City, nearly two dozen city DOT workers have been injured in work zone incidents since 2009, and seven employees died from crashes in work zones during the past two decades.
DOT said on Wednesday the technology was inexpensive and would improve safety for not only workers but also motorists, who actually incur the lion’s share of fatalities in work zone accidents. About 85 percent of those killed in work zones are motorists or passengers.