Benefits Goals: Safety

611 unique benefits found.

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:
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:
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:
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