Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Between 7.4 and 8.1 million crashes could be prevented if Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) connected vehicle technology was mandated now, instead of waiting an estimated three years to develop other technologies such as C-V2X.
Date Posted: 12/05/2019 | Source Date:
Double parking and illegal U-turns in Washington, DC decrease by 64 percent with curbside delivery reservation system.
Date Posted: 11/25/2019 | Source Date:
Rural Intersection Active Warning System trialed in New Zealand demonstrates ability to slow down motorists, resulting in a 71 percent decrease in crashes.
Date Posted: 11/25/2019 | Source Date:
Multi-state analysis suggests active safety and advanced headlighting systems have contributed to a 46 percent and 81 percent reduction in forward and rear collisions, respectively.
Date Posted: 10/18/2019 | Source Date:
Rise of ridesharing credited with a 25 to 35 percent decrease in alcohol-related collisions in NYC.
Date Posted: 10/16/2019 | Source Date:
Current generation pedestrian crash avoidance systems can reduce vehicle-pedestrian collisions by 40 percent under certain conditions.
Date Posted: 10/09/2019 | Source Date:
Driver Assistance vehicle technologies have potential to prevent 1.6 million crashes per year.
Date Posted: 09/25/2019 | Source Date:
All-Electronic Toll Collection systems and Hybrid Toll Plazas that support open road tolling experience 73 to 45 percent fewer crashes than Traditional Toll Plazas, respectively.
Date Posted: 09/25/2019 | Source Date:
Simulation found that connected vehicles can reduce secondary crash risk by one-third in areas with high-volume traffic and 25 percent connected vehicle market penetration.
Date Posted: 09/18/2019 | Source Date:
Blind spot warning technology contributes to a 23 percent reduction in lane change injury crashes.
Date Posted: 08/15/2019 | Source Date:
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