Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Cooperative vehicle intersection signal control systems can reduce numbers of rear-end crash events by 30 to 87 percent.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
In networks with work zones, connected vehicle market penetration rates under 40 percent may contribute to a safer traffic network, while market penetrations above 40 percent may decrease network safety.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Animal Detection System in Blacksburg, VA detects animals with 95 percent reliability
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Sequential Dynamic Curve Warning System reduces the number of vehicles exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more by 27.8 percent
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Benefit-to-cost ratio of motorist aid call boxes on 39 miles of rural Interstate highway in Georgia found to be 2.76:1
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Most communities rate benefits of emergency vehicle traffic signal pre-emption from “moderate” to “very high”.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Full ITS deployment in the Seattle area projected to result in 8 percent fewer fatal crashes, and 3 percent fewer injury and property damage only crashes annually.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Intersections with dilemma zone protection can improve safety by more than 20 percent with only a two percent reduction in efficiency.
Date Posted: 12/08/2015 | Source Date:
Speed cameras in Montgomery County, Maryland reduce crashes resulting in fatal or serious injuries by 49 percent.
Date Posted: 12/08/2015 | Source Date:
23 percent of pedestrians reported that a crosswalk transit vehicle turn warning system helped them avoid a collision with a bus.
Date Posted: 12/08/2015 | Source Date:
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