Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

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:
Collisions on I-5 in Washington State have been reduced by 65-75 percent in a 7.5 mile corridor where an active traffic management system was deployed.
Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
An infrared detection system deployed in a mobile van correctly identified vehicles that need to be taken off the road 44 percent of the time; an improvement over using random selection alone.
Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
91 percent of volunteer drivers that tested V2V communications safety features indicated they would like to have these technologies on their personal vehicle.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Smart Infrared Brake Inspection Systems identify trucks with faulty systems. Of the vehicles flagged as having thermal issues, 86 percent were found to have a violation and 83 percent of those vehicles were placed out-of-service.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Using Inspection Selection Systems (ISS) and out-of-service (OOS) history information provided by safety information exchange programs can lead to significant reductions in crashes injuries and fatalities due to heavy vehicles.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Nearly all respondents (98 percent) to a nationwide motor carrier survey reported that CVISN electronic screening improved shipping times and reduced turnaround time delays.
Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
An overheight warning system at a CSX bridge in Maryland decreased the number of tractor-trailer incidents by 75 percent
Date Posted: 01/04/2012 | Source Date:
Simulated Rural Highway Driver Warning Systems (RHDWS) showed a potential reduction of critical events by 21 percent, a decrease of 71 percent for runoff-road crashes, and contributed to smoother driving on the curvy highway.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | Source Date:
Simulated Highway Lane Change Warning System (HLCWS) showed a potential of reducing collisions caused by lane changes by up to 79 percent.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | Source Date:
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