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The research comes as rates of abuse by members of the public towards highways workers are high. Over 750 cases of aggression or verbal abuse - equivalent to one every other day – and over 150 threats of violence or actual attacks with a weapon - equivalent to almost one per week - have occurred since 2017. Despite these alarming industry statistics, 83 per cent of drivers say they have never seen an altercation between a roadworker and a member of the public. Reports of abuse appear to be on the rise. Highways England said there were around 330 incidents reported from September 2019 to October 2020, an average of nearly one every day.