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October 2001
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Illinois State DOT Efforts Receive Congressional Support(re-printed with permission from Safety Warning System, L.C.)The Safety Warning System® can help address the problem of work zone safety, Illinois Representative Timothy V. Johnson advised a congressional transportation committee when it held its first hearing in Washington this past summer on accidents and fatalities in work areas. Representative Johnson told the Highways & Transit Subcommittee that there were 17 work zone fatalities in his home state during 1999, down only slightly from the 20 deaths in 1998. He emphasized the importance of exploring new technologies that can help address this problem. "One example of the ways technology is helping to protect the good men and women working in highway construction zones is the Safety Warning System®," he testified. "SWS® is a perfect pathway toward the Intelligent Transportation Systems of tomorrow, an incredible new tool for preventing accidents, injuries and fatalities. This technology, already implemented in many states and municipalities across the country, is being further developed in my home district in Illinois. It has enormous potential for increasing safety, not only in work zones, but also in school zones, accident scenes and any high-risk area." The Illinois DOT is currently testing the SWS®. Timothy Johnson pointed out that the Safety Warning System had its genesis in the simple fact that when encountering a signal from traffic radar, drivers using radar detectors check their speed and pay closer attention to their surroundings. "With an estimated 10 million to 20 million radar receivers already in use, such a warning system could potentially have a very significant impact on accident prevention," he said. The SWS® goes a step further by adding a messaging feature for SWS®-enhanced receivers. "There are many things we in this committee and this Congress can do to improve work zone safety, and promoting this technology is one of them. It is my sincere hope that use of SWS® and other forms of safety technology will continue to grow and expand," Representative Johnson told the panel.
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