Oklahoma DOT Commemorates Work Zone Safety Law Progress

Roads & Bridges

Nov. 5, 2024

More than 60,000 teens have completed the mandatory course

Last year, Oklahoma became the first state to require a work zone and first responder safety training course for teen drivers.  This week, the Oklahoma Department of Transportation (OKDOT) held an event to commemorate the law’s progress.

Since the law went into effect, more than 63,500 Oklahoma teens have completed the course. The program teaches teens about work zone and first responder safety and introduces them to the faces behind the flags and flashing lights. In total, OKDOT and Oklahoma Turnpike Authority have lost 72 employees combined in the line of duty in both agencies’ history, which is more than any other state agency other than the military, according to a press release.

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