28% of police reported work zone crashes in Queensland involved a control/signal violation or the disobeying of a road rule. This finding comes from analysis of police reported crash data by Blackman et al (2020).
While enforcement has been shown to be one of the most effective measures to improve compliance at work zones (Debnath et al, 2015), industry feedback suggests there is not enough enforcement activity occurring in work zones and is calling for more (Roads Australia, 2024).
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References
Blackman, R. A., Debnath, A. K. and Haworth, N. L. (2020). Understanding vehicle crashes in work zones using police and workplace health and safety data in Queensland, Australia. Traffic Injury Prevention, 21(3), 222 to 227.
Debnath, A. K., Blackman, R. and Haworth, N. L. (2015). Common hazards and their mitigating measures in work zones: A qualitative study of worker perceptions. Safety Science, 72, 293 to 301.
Roads Australia (2024). Road Worker Safety Industry Guideline: Safer Workzone, Raising the Bar.