Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

When combined, ramp metering and variable speed limits may reduce conflicts by 16.5 percent and crash odds by 6.0 percent in weaving segments.
Date Posted: 03/20/2018 | Source Date:
Drivers are significantly more likely to identify pedestrian and vehicle hazards when presented with visual warnings from forward collision warning systems.
Date Posted: 02/20/2018 | Source Date:
Ramp metering system improved delay by 25 percent and reduced crashes by 22 percent per ramp meter in Auckland, New Zealand.
Date Posted: 02/20/2018 | Source Date:
Deployment of blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning, and forward collision warning systems on all light-duty vehicles in the U.S. could provide an annual safety benefit of $18 billion to $202 billion annually.
Date Posted: 02/06/2018 | Source Date:
A prototype intelligent pedestrian traffic signal system tested at an intersection in Alcalá de Henares, Spain reduced serious pedestrian-vehicle conflicts by 20 percent.
Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
A prototype intelligent pedestrian traffic signal system tested at an intersection in Valladolid, Spain successfully reduced pedestrian wait times, resulting in a 23 percent reduction of pedestrian crowding at crosswalks.
Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
Field tests in the Netherlands involving intelligent bicycles coupled to automated vehicle braking systems found that 96 percent of drivers and 60 percent of cyclists agreed the connected system was effective at reducing accidents.
Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
Simulator study in Minnesota found drivers heightened their visual attention in work zones with automated speed enforcement with dynamic "your speed" sign speed enforcement.
Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
After deployment of dilemma zone protection system, the percentage of drivers going through an intersection at speed on a yellow phase reduced from 50 percent to 43 percent at one intersection and 18 percent at another.
Date Posted: 01/04/2018 | Source Date:
After deployment of a dilemma zone protection system in Maryland, the percentage of vehicles approaching rural intersection sites at excessive speeds dropped from 29 to 16 percent at one site and from 8 to 1 percent at another site.
Date Posted: 01/04/2018 | Source Date:
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