Lot of posts here that seem to know a lot about something that they only know about from driving thru the construction job.
Flaggers have long been required to be certified, and must show their certification card to the construction inspecter on each contract, and their certification number is a part of the documentation to verify the payment for the traffic control on said contract.
Radios are almost always required for communication between flaggers, unless line of site visibility is certain for the duration of the shift, and that is rare.
The old days of "passing the flag" between flaggers is long gone. The modern flow of traffic is overrun with horse's patoots who think it's cute to not hand the flag to the other flagman.
The flagman will always get the blame for traffic flow problems, when the problem might be traffic that entered the construction site from a residential driveway, or from delivery trucks that are paid by the ton, and can't wait a few minutes to catch the traffic flow in their favor.
The guys who "walk out in traffic without looking" are not as stupid as you think. I promise you, they are watching you out of their periphical vision. If a road worker makes eye contact with a driver, the driver KNOWS that the worker is aware of them and the driver will take command of the situation. There's a certain amount of bluff that goes on between the driver and the worker. Most drivers, down deep, really don't want to hit a road worker, and the worker takes advantage of that fact. It's the odd idiot, or the cell phone user that the worker has to watch for. In my 33 plus years of road work, I only know of one centerline raker that was hit by a car, and that of course was one too many.
It's interesting to observe the drivers in a construction zone. There's two types - the casual, patient driver who's kinda interested in the machinery and what the workers are doing. And then there's the steering wheel beater who is simultaniously testing his torque converter and his brakes, and is mad at the whole world for at least ten miles after leaving the work area.
It's not really an "us and them" situation. The quicker they get the job done, the quicker they get outa your hair. We all have the same goal - finish the job and move to the next one.
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