Abuse against roadworkers getting more frequent, road boss saysMARION VAN DIJK/FAIRFAX NZ Abuse of road workers seems to be getting more frequent. Waikato District Alliance Manager Doug Carrasco​ said road workers have had to put up with unacceptable behaviour from motorists for a long time, but it was getting more frequent and it was time for it to stop. READ MORE:* Taranaki teen pleads guilty to assaulting road worker with stop-go sign* Road worker still in hospital after suspected hit-and-run in Stokes Valley* Couple injured in Hamilton road rage attack"Generally, it's verbal abuse. "In the main motorists are courteous, but at times our road teams are on the receiving end of angry abuse and we've had objects thrown at staff. In June last year, a teenage girl clobbered a Taranaki road worker on the head and leg with a stop-go sign during a heated argument because she thought the woman was being "rude" to her.

Source: Stuff October 12, 2016 03:22 UTC