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DOT finds success with use of warning trailers in work zones
The Iowa Department of Transportation is again using a special trailer with bright lights and loud sounds in an attempt to warn work crews of impending accidents.
The DOT’s Brad Fleming says the trailer known as an attenuator is pulled behind the last truck in a work crew.
“There is a set of lights around the speaker system that as the operator sees a car approaching that isn’t moving over he will initially trip the panic lights. That’s just a series of higher intensity amber lights that kick on..and we’ve seen quite a bit of response to that,” according to Fleming. “Most of the vehicles I would say, do move over for the panic lights.”
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Iowa DOT using audible attenuators to increase short-term work zone awareness
Attenuators designed to warn drivers of crews ahead and take the crash impact if drivers do not slow down or move over
April 30, 2021 / 2 minute read
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The Iowa Department of Transportation is employing a number of safety practices including the use of audible attenuators on short-term, stationary, or slow-moving maintenance operations.
The attenuators are designed to warn drivers of crews ahead and take the impact of a crash if a driver does not slow down or move over for the crew.
An attenuator is a trailer that is pulled behind a truck equipped with flashing lights and signage signaling the presence of crews. If a driver does not appear to slow down or move over for the crew, the attenuator operator has the ability to turn on additional flashing lights that shine at a higher frequency. If a driver is still not responding to the extra lighting, the attenuator operator can then activ
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