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Though she may not be behind the wheel of a car for another nine years or so, Jefferson C-123 first-grader Lauren Cullin already knows the importance of roadway safety.
Lauren, along with her classmates, participated in a poster contest organized by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Her poster earned her $100 in first-place prize money, which means it will now be judged at the national level.
The contest, "Life Behind the Cones and Barrels — How Roadway Workers Keep America Moving," invites students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade to submit their impressions of the daily life of America's roadway workers.
According to MoDOT, approximately 720 people die in work zone accidents each year, most of them drivers.
The students were encouraged to take the time to depict the reasons work is undertaken and the types of jobs performed by roadway workers, who statistically have some of the most dangerous jobs in America.
The posters, which were created on standard sheets of printer paper or cardboard, were to reflect the view from the road, as in what a roadway worker might see or think about as he or she works.
Posters could also show what actions drivers and passengers can take to protect lives in work zones.
Submissions were judged by a panel of roadway industry experts. Winners in Kansas and Missouri received cash prizes and state-level winners were automatically entered into the national contest.
Lauren should have her national results around the end of May.
MoDOT estimates show that that drivers can expect to pass through roughly one work zone for every 50 miles traveled.
Though she may not be behind the wheel of a car for another nine years or so, Jefferson C-123 first-grader Lauren Cullin already knows the importance of roadway safety.
Lauren, along with her classmates, participated in a poster contest organized by the Missouri Department of Transportation. Her poster earned her $100 in first-place prize money, which means it will now be judged at the national level.
The contest, "Life Behind the Cones and Barrels — How Roadway Workers Keep America Moving," invites students in grades kindergarten through sixth grade to submit their impressions of the daily life of America's roadway workers.
According to MoDOT, approximately 720 people die in work zone accidents each year, most of them drivers.
The students were encouraged to take the time to depict the reasons work is undertaken and the types of jobs performed by roadway workers, who statistically have some of the most dangerous jobs in America.
The posters, which were created on standard sheets of printer paper or cardboard, were to reflect the view from the road, as in what a roadway worker might see or think about as he or she works.
Posters could also show what actions drivers and passengers can take to protect lives in work zones.
Submissions were judged by a panel of roadway industry experts. Winners in Kansas and Missouri received cash prizes and state-level winners were automatically entered into the national contest.
Lauren should have her national results around the end of May.
MoDOT estimates show that that drivers can expect to pass through roughly one work zone for every 50 miles traveled.
