Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

UDOT winter maintenance program saved $2.2 million per year in labor and material costs for winter maintenance, yielding a benefit-cost ratio of 10:1 by implementing agency coordination and integration policies.
Date Posted: 01/28/2014 | Source Date:
A potential average reduction in rear-end conflicts of approximately 22 percent for moderate volume levels and 43 percent for high volume levels are projected to be most eliminated by a weather-responsive traffic signal system.
Date Posted: 12/17/2013 | Source Date:
Dutch researchers find the safety potential of the of Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems combined is a 20.7 percent reduction of all accidents on through-roads, which amounts to a 10.5 percent reduction of all acci
Date Posted: 11/19/2013 | Source Date:
Using advanced technologies reduces overall safety and security vulnerabilities by as much as 37 percent according to analyses in the HAZMAT FOT Final Synthesis.
Date Posted: 11/19/2013 | Source Date:
For the industry data sample provided in this analysis, RSC technology is more effective than ESC technology at preventing rollover, jackknife, and tow/stuck crashes, thus providing greater benefit to society and carriers with markedly lower installa
Date Posted: 10/03/2013 | Source Date:
The benefits of multidisciplinary TIM operations yielded an annual reduction in average incident duration of 46 minutes and in secondary crashes of 69 percent in Atlanta Georgia.
Date Posted: 10/03/2013 | Source Date:
The benefits of multidisciplinary TIM operations yielded an annual reduction in incident duration of 28.6 percent and in vehicle-hours of delay of approximately 30 million in Maryland.
Date Posted: 10/03/2013 | Source Date:
Speed photo-radar enforcement decreased average car speeds in work zones up to 7.9 mi/hr in median lanes and 7.7 mi/hr in shoulder lanes at highway work zones, being equally as effective as the presence of police patrols with emergency lights off.
Date Posted: 10/02/2013 | Source Date:
Commercial trucks without speed limiters had a significantly higher crash rate (approximately 200 percent) compared to trucks equipped with speed limiters.
Date Posted: 09/17/2013 | Source Date:
Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems can reduce the risk of fatal crashes by 33 percent.
Date Posted: 08/19/2013 | Source Date:
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