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Trimble and Purdue University Collaborate to Improve Highway Work Zone Safety

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We are big believers in the power of technology to empower drivers to make better, smarter, safer decisions on the road,” said Dan Popkin, executive, Trimble MAPS Division. “In SUNNYVALE, Calif., This creates particular safety risks for commercial trucks, which require up to 50 percent more stopping distance than cars and passenger vehicles.1

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Safety for all: How we're using technology to proactively alert commercial drivers to slow down well ahead of work zone areas

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According to Darcy Bullock, professor of Civil Engineering and director of the Joint Transportation Research Program, Purdue University, communicating information about work zone slowdowns to drivers in a timely and non-distracting way can go a long way to reducing crashes and improving highway safety.