Birmingham road workers reveal violent abuse they are confronted with at work
- last year
In the last three years, 465 incidents of road worker abuse have been reported in Birmingham.
That’s why organisations and companies that work to improve Birmingham’s roads are launching their new campaign Expect Respect – to urge the public to respect its road workers.
The incidents include residents threatening road workers with weapons, such as machetes, crossbows and dogs. A driver threatened to chop off an operative’s head with an electric handsaw unless he was allowed through a closed road. One worker was shot at with a pellet gun, while another regularly receives homophobic abuse.
That’s why organisations and companies that work to improve Birmingham’s roads are launching their new campaign Expect Respect – to urge the public to respect its road workers.
The incidents include residents threatening road workers with weapons, such as machetes, crossbows and dogs. A driver threatened to chop off an operative’s head with an electric handsaw unless he was allowed through a closed road. One worker was shot at with a pellet gun, while another regularly receives homophobic abuse.