Commercial Vehicle Operations
 
Data Management
 
Maintenance and Construction
 
Parking Management
 
Public Safety
 
Public Transportation
 
Support
 
Sustainable Travel
 
Traffic Management
 
Traveler Information
 
Vehicle Safety
 
Weather
 

Benefits: Speed Warning and Enforcement (TM17)

37 unique benefits found.

Speed activated dynamic message signs (DMS) with warning messages reduced speeding vehicles by 50 percent or more in Virginia work zones.
Date Posted: 02/02/2007 | Source Date:
Speed-activated dynamic message signs with warning messages reduced vehicle speeds by 8 to 9 mi/hr; sustained effects for long-term work zones.
Date Posted: 02/02/2007 | Source Date:
Automated speed and red-light enforcement reduced the percentage of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by 58 percent, the number of persons killed or seriously injured by 4 to 65 percent, and the personal injury accident rate by 6 percent.
Date Posted: 07/25/2003 | Source Date:
Seventy (70) percent of survey respondents in Great Britain thought that automated speed and red-light enforcement cameras were a useful way to reduce accidents and save lives.
Date Posted: 07/25/2003 | Source Date:
In Nebraska, a portable speed detection and warning system placed upstream from an I-80 work zone decreased the highest 15 percent of vehicle speeds by about 5 mi/hr as vehicles approached the work zone lane merge area.
Date Posted: 05/28/2003 | Source Date:
Evaluation studies showed that roadways equipped with automated speed enforcement can reduce the number of speeding vehicles by 27 to 78 percent.
Date Posted: 04/22/2002 | Source Date:
In Texas, police who used remote camera/radar systems to enforce work zone speed limits noted improved safety to officers, but expressed some concern over effectiveness in identifying speeding vehicles.
Date Posted: 04/22/2002 | Source Date:
An automated speed enforcement system deployed in Korea reduced crash frequency by 28 percent and decreased crash fatalities by 60 percent.
Date Posted: 02/14/2002 | Source Date:
Automated speed and red light enforcement lowered crash frequency by 14 percent, decreased crash injuries by 19 to 98 percent, and fatalities 7 to 83 percent.
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Increase of Traffic Safety by Surveillance of Speed Limits with Automatic Radar-Devices on a Dangerous Section of a German Autobahn: A Long-Term Investigation
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE

1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590

its.dot.gov

Focus Areas

Benefit Data

Cost Data

Deployment Statistics

Decision Support

Success Strategies

ITS Taxonomy

Help

Contact

Topics

Commercial Vehicle Operations

Data Management

Maintenance and Construction

Parking Management

Public Safety

Public Transportation

Support

Sustainable Travel

Traffic Management

Traveler Information

Vehicle Safety

Weather

 

U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R)
 
 
Web Policies and Notices | Accessibility | Careers | FOIA | Privacy Policy | Information Quality | No FEAR Act Data | Ethics
Civil Rights | Office of Inspector General | OIG Hotline | BusinessUSA | USA.gov | White House