Roadworkers say they are experiencing increasing levels of abuse for 'trying to do their job'.
Traffic management operative Sinead Ryan, 24, was previously threatened with a gun and says she fears being run over by a motorist
“I really enjoy my job, but I know people who have left the industry because why should they come to work just to get screamed at?” she asked. “I’ve had to lock myself in my van because people have slammed their hands on the bonnet and tried to get in - people get angry really quickly and it is worrying.”In recent years, councils and companies across the country have implemented safety and security measures - including bodycams - in a bid to deter people from lashing out at workers., has said “the level of abuse doesn’t seem to have reduced at all”.
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