Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Nearly 92 percent of warnings issued to drivers by an improved prototype Lane Departure Warning System are valid.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Light vehicles that automatically activate in-vehicle alerts, seat belt tensioners, and braking systems can reduce fatalities by 3.7 percent.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
In-vehicle technologies that use automated braking to prevent rear-end collisions can reduce drivers injured by 19 to 57 percent.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Right angle crashes were reduced by 86 percent, total crashes by 57 percent, and estimated severity costs by $268,900 in a two year analysis of red-light traffic signal enforcement in New Jersey.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Red light violation cameras significantly reduce rates of red light running at ticketed intersections and those in the same travel corridor.
Date Posted: 05/09/2013 | Source Date:
Total crashes per mile per year decreased by 28.84 percent on a corridor operating under SCATS adaptive signal control in Oakland County, Michigan.
Date Posted: 03/05/2013 | Source Date:
Vehicle speeds decreased significantly in work zones where DMSs were used to inform drivers upstream.
Date Posted: 03/05/2013 | Source Date:
Active and passive in-vehicle safety technologies are expected to decrease fatalities up to 16 percent.
Date Posted: 03/05/2013 | Source Date:
Steering responsive headlight technology can improve driver visibility on inside curves and reduce "bodily injury liability" claims by 17 percent.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
Audible "slow traffic ahead" alerts can improve drivers' situational awareness and increase safety on freeways.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
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