Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Highway segments with dynamic message signs found to have 16.6 percent fewer crashes than those segments without the signs.
Date Posted: 01/04/2018 | Source Date:
Deployment of a dilemma zone protection system reduced the maximum length of the dilemma zone by 30 percent at a rural intersection in Maryland.
Date Posted: 01/03/2018 | Source Date:
In a pilot test, bus drivers using in-vehicle collision avoidance warning systems were involved in 72 percent fewer near-miss events than a control group where the warning feature was turned off.
Date Posted: 11/28/2017 | Source Date:
The annual number of near-crash events at test sites equipped with intersection collision warning systems in Minnesota decreased by approximately 26 percent.
Date Posted: 11/21/2017 | Source Date:
Universal deployment of a Lane Change Assist system on motorcycles could prevent 17 to 24 percent of motorcycle crashes resulting in injuries in Germany.
Date Posted: 11/20/2017 | Source Date:
A simulation study shows that automated steering assistance applications can reduce lane departure crashes by 51 percent.
Date Posted: 10/30/2017 | Source Date:
A modeling effort found that forward collision avoidance systems can prevent or mitigate up to 31 percent of all collisions.
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
After deployment of a low-speed collision avoidance system on the Volvo XC60 and S60, insurance claim frequency decreased by 15 and 16 percent, respectively, compared to similar vehicles.
Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
Pedestrian Crash Avoidance/Mitigation Systems can reduce up to 24 percent of annual vehicle-pedestrian crashes where fatalities are involved.
Date Posted: 09/25/2017 | Source Date:
Forward collision warning (FCW) alone, low-speed autonomous emergency braking (AEB), and FCW combined with AEB that operates at highway speeds reduced rear-end striking crash involvement rates by 27 percent, 43 percent, and 50 percent, respectively.
Date Posted: 08/30/2017 | Source Date:
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