Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Speed activated dynamic message signs (DMS) with warning messages reduced speeding vehicles by 50 percent or more in Virginia work zones.
Date Posted: 02/02/2007 | Source Date:
Speed-activated dynamic message signs with warning messages reduced vehicle speeds by 8 to 9 mi/hr; sustained effects for long-term work zones.
Date Posted: 02/02/2007 | Source Date:
Signal retiming projects in several U.S. and Canadian cities contributed to a reduction in crash frequency.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
The Illinois DOT enhanced work zone safety on I-55 by deploying an automated traffic control system that posted traffic information and enforcement updates (number of citations issued) on dynamic message signs located upstream of the work zone.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
Adaptive signal control systems reduced vehicle stops by 28 to 41 percent; improve safety.
Date Posted: 01/19/2007 | Source Date:
In Georgia, the Navigator incident management program reduced secondary crashes from an expected 676 to 210 in the twelve months ending April 2004.
Date Posted: 10/30/2006 | Source Date:
In 2002 the Maryland State CHART highway incident management system facilitated a 28.6 percent reduction on the average incident duration leading to an estimated 377 fewer secondary incidents.
Date Posted: 07/27/2006 | Source Date:
HAZMAT safety and security technologies can reduce the potential for terrorist consequences by approximately 36 percent.
Date Posted: 02/06/2006 | Source Date:
A 1999 FHWA study suggested that lane departure warning systems have the potential to reduce road departure crashes by 10 percent for passenger vehicles and 30 percent for heavy trucks.
Date Posted: 01/27/2006 | Source Date:
In London, an automatic fog detection system that used freeway dynamic message signs to warn drivers of fog reduced traffic speeds by an average of 1.8 mi/h.
Date Posted: 09/30/2005 | Source Date:
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