Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Korean study finds Automatic Crash Information Notification Systems would reduce freeway fatalities by 11.8 to 18.1 percent.
Date Posted: 08/19/2013 | Source Date:
In North Carolina, Portable Traffic-Monitoring Devices found to provide a cost-effective and safe means of recording speed and traffic counts in work zones.
Date Posted: 08/19/2013 | Source Date:
The implementation of ramp metering in Kansas City increased corridor throughput by as much as 20 percent and improved incident clearance by an average of four minutes, with these benefits remaining consistent in the long term.
Date Posted: 07/15/2013 | Source Date:
Benefits from an initial HOT lanes deployment in Minneapolis St. Paul were maintained in the long term, while a system expansion resulted in fewer benefits, but at a much cheaper cost.
Date Posted: 07/15/2013 | Source Date:
In Florida, camera-based systems with a regular angle lens reduced 43 percent of blind zones and wide-angle camera systems entirely eliminated blind zones during controlled tests among 28 transit bus drivers.
Date Posted: 07/12/2013 | Source Date:
HAWK pedestrian beacon shows 69 percent reduction in crashes involving pedestrians.
Date Posted: 06/03/2013 | Source Date:
Full deployment of mobility applications may be capable of eliminating more than 1/3rd of the travel delay that is caused by congestion.
Date Posted: 06/03/2013 | Source Date:
Vehicle-to-vehicle applications can have positive benefit-to-cost ratios at fleet penetration rates above 6.1 percent.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Benefit-to-cost ratios for six dynamic message signs on two freeways ranged from 1.38:1 to 16.95:1 based on total crashes; however, hazard warnings posted during incidents were ineffective at reducing secondary crashes.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Total crashes were reduced by 50-66 percent on bridge decks in North Dakota utilizing fixed automated spray technologies for anti-icing.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
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