Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Simulated Work Zone Driver Warning System (WZDWS) showed a potential to reduce the safety risks at work zones under certain conditions.
Date Posted: 12/18/2011 | Source Date:
The conversion of HOV to HOT lanes on I-394 reduced mainline crashes by 5.3 percent.
Date Posted: 12/14/2011 | Source Date:
Cordon pricing in Stockholm contributed to a 3.6 percent reduction in crashes.
Date Posted: 12/14/2011 | Source Date:
Intersection-related crashes decreased 11 percent overall at signal controlled intersections in Texas after the installation of automated traffic enforcement systems.
Date Posted: 11/28/2011 | Source Date:
Implementing variable mandatory speed limits on four lanes with the optional use of the hard shoulder as a running lane resulted in a 55.7 percent decrease in the number of personal injury accidents on a major motorway in England.
Date Posted: 11/14/2011 | Source Date:
Users of Adaptive Cruise Control report they tend to change lanes less frequently when using the system, but many drivers are unaware of the limitations of technology.
Date Posted: 10/20/2011 | Source Date:
Automatic Crash Notification (ACN) systems can reduce road traffic deaths by 1.5 to 15 percent.
Date Posted: 09/30/2011 | Source Date:
An animal detection system with the warning lights activated resulted in 1.52 mi/h lower vehicle speeds (compared to warning lights off) for passenger cars and pick-ups.
Date Posted: 09/30/2011 | Source Date:
A Variable Speed Limit (VSL) system on the I-270/I-255 loop around St. Louis reduced the crash rate by 4.5 to 8 percent, due to more homogenous traffic speed in congested areas and slower traffic speed upstream.
Date Posted: 09/20/2011 | Source Date:
Integrated Corridor Management (ICM) strategies for the I-15 Corridor between San Diego, California and destinations to the northeast produces $13.7 million in user benefits per year, and over the 10-year life cycle of the ICM systems producing a tot
Date Posted: 09/20/2011 | Source Date:
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