Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

In Michigan, 8 of 108 volunteers who drove light vehicles equipped with an integrated crash warning system indicated the system prevented them from having a crash.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
A 33 percent mean reduction in risky driving behaviors was observed in a test involving 191 service drivers.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
NHTSA estimates that annual fatalities in backover crashes would be reduced by 95 to 112 fatalities and annual injuries by 7,072 to 8,374 injuries if all vehicles were equipped with rearview cameras.
Date Posted: 01/03/2013 | Source Date:
In Hennepin County, MN, a public survey reported nearly 80 percent of respondents had improved awareness of approaching traffic after the installation of the intersection warning system.
Date Posted: 01/03/2013 | Source Date:
Casualty benefits from advanced emergency braking systems in passenger vehicles have potential benefit-to-cost ratios ranging from 0.07 to 2.78.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
Forward collision warning systems have potential to prevent 23.8 percent of crashes involving large trucks.
Date Posted: 12/07/2012 | Source Date:
Field data collected over the last two decades show variable speed limit (VSL) systems can reduce crash potential by 8 to 30 percent.
Date Posted: 12/07/2012 | Source Date:
The Kansas City Scout program used ramp meters to improve safety on a seven mile section of I-435; before and after data indicated that ramp meters decreased crashes by 64 percent.
Date Posted: 11/01/2012 | Source Date:
Initial findings from a ramp meter evaluation in Kansas City were consistent with findings in other cities that show ramp metering can reduce crashes by 26 to 50 percent.
Date Posted: 11/01/2012 | Source Date:
Conversion of an HOV lane to a HOT lane in Washington State allowed for a 3 to 19 percent increase in speeds in general purpose lanes despite a 2 to 3 percent increase in volumes in the general lanes.
Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
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