American Traffic Solutions Reminds Drivers Work Zone Awareness Week is April 6-10.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- American Traffic Solutions, Inc., which serves more than 150 communities with red-light and speed camera programs, reminds drivers that April 6-10 is Work Zone Awareness Week. Nearly 1,000 people are killed in roadway work zones each year. Law enforcement has found that speeding in work zones often plays a major factor in many work zone injuries and fatalities. Strong speed enforcement methods in work zones, such as photo enforcement, have a direct result in compliance with following the posted work zone speed limit. The Washington State Department of Transportation The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), led by a Secretary and overseen by the Governor, is a Washington governmental agency that constructs, maintains, and regulates the use of the state's transportation infrastructure. (WSDOT WSDOT Washington State Department of Transportation ) is among the state and local authorities that partner with ATS to reduce work zone crashes and injuries through photo enforcement. In the fall of 2008, WSDOT launched a pilot program using mobile speed enforcement vehicles in work zones. "We believe adding the work zone speed enforcement cameras to our Give 'em a Brake program will bring speeds down in the work zone and help protect workers and drivers," said Ted Trepanier, WSDOT Traffic Operations Director. "And that showed in a five-week deployment last fall. We had zero work zone incidents through the enforcement area. "Programs that lower speeds through the work zone are protecting roadway workers, and they are also protecting the drivers and their passengers," Trepanier said. "Photo enforcement is a proven law enforcement tool that helps reduce violations, crashes and related injuries by modifying driver behavior," said James Tuton, President and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of American Traffic Solutions. "Work Zone Awareness Week serves as a reminder to all drivers that following the posted speed limit in work zones has a direct effect on the safety of construction workers, drivers and passengers." This year's Work Zone Awareness Week theme is "Drive to Survive - Our Future is Riding on It!" More information on Work Zone Awareness Week is available at the Federal Highway Administration's website at: http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/wz/wz_awareness.htm WSDOT will host its annual Work Zone Memorial Event Thursday, April 23 to honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. fallen roadway workers and remind everyone about the importance of work zone safety. They are proud to have the National Work Zone Memorial Wall as part of the 2009 Memorial Event. For more information on WSDOT's Work Zone Safety program, visit www.wsdot.wa.gov/safety/brake. About American Traffic Solutions, Inc.: American Traffic Solutions (ATS) is a leading provider of technology and business solutions for traffic safety and electronic toll collection Electronic Toll Collection (ETC), an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads. It is a technological implementation of a road pricing concept. programs worldwide. ATS serves more than 150 municipalities and government agencies across North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. with photo-enforcement safety programs such as red-light and speed camera programs. Among the company's larger municipal clients include New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., St. Louis, Houston, Phoenix, Seattle and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. . ATS also offers PlatePass[R], which is an automated au·to·mate v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates v.tr. 1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory. 2. electronic toll payment service that enables rental vehicle customers to use high-speed, cashless electronic toll lanes. ATS is a private corporation headquartered in Scottsdale, Ariz. For more info visit: www.RedLightCamera.com, www.PlatePass.com or www.atsol.com. |
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