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Road Construction Around Polk County Means Slow Down

Road construction and road improvement in Polk County is never ending.  Sometimes it is a back road that is going from dirt to asphalt and sometimes it is widening South Florida Avenue.  But no matter where the construction is happening there is always one thing that occurs: speed limits go down.  In a construction zone there is a lot of things happening all at once.  People are walking around both on the road and the shoulder.  Heavy equipment is being used.  Cars are being redirected or stopped, because only one lane is usable while improvements are made to the other lane or lanes.  The human eye is a marvelous invention, but it was designed for use by people moving at a top speed of however fast their legs could carry them.  In a car that speed is increased exponentially and can cause serious problems if not accounted for, especially in a construction zone.  When a construction zone is looming ahead, generally there is a posted speed for the area.  This is a maximum speed and is generally not followed which results in more crash scenes than a normal road area of the same type.  Be mindful of construction zones and posted speeds for those zones.  With more warning of potential danger because of a reduced speed, the human eye has a chance to catch up and prevent a tragedy.

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