Benefits Goals: Safety

611 unique benefits found.

A work zone queue warning system at the I-70/I-57 interchange reduced queuing crashes by 14 percent and injury crashes by 11 percent.
Date Posted: 12/19/2014 | Source Date:
Connected vehicle warning systems and autonomous emergency braking can reduce fatalities by 57 percent.
Date Posted: 12/19/2014 | Source Date:
Advanced Collision Avoidance Technologies (ACATs) range in effectiveness from 7 to 74 percent.
Date Posted: 12/19/2014 | Source Date:
Deployment of integrated traffic management and control system leads to a greater than 25 percent increase in peak throughput capacity on Melbourne, Australia's M1 Monash Freeway.
Date Posted: 11/30/2014 | Source Date:
San Antonio pilot program results in up to 30 percent reduction of wrong way driving incidents.
Date Posted: 11/30/2014 | Source Date:
An automated incident detection procedure developed for arterials detected 75 percent of reported incidents and had a false alarm rate of 26 percent.
Date Posted: 11/30/2014 | Source Date:
Adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning systems can reduce harsh braking events by 67 percent.
Date Posted: 10/22/2014 | Source Date:
Approximately 80 percent of drivers in a large-scale field operational test felt that blind spot information systems increased safety.
Date Posted: 10/22/2014 | Source Date:
Drivers in a large-scale field operational test found Lane Departure Warning systems were more useful during night driving.
Date Posted: 10/22/2014 | Source Date:
Pedestrian gate presence reduces violation propensity at rail crossings, providing public safety benefits.
Date Posted: 10/22/2014 | Source Date:
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