Benefits Goals: Safety

593 unique benefits found.

Increase of Traffic Safety by Surveillance of Speed Limits with Automatic Radar-Devices on a Dangerous Section of a German Autobahn: A Long-Term Investigation
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Automated speed enforcement systems decreased injury accidents by 5 to 26 percent.
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Automated enforcement at intersections in the United States reduced traffic signal violations by 20 to 87 percent.
Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
The emergency vehicle crash rate fell by 71 percent after deployment of emergency vehicle signal preemption systems in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Date Posted: 12/18/2001 | Source Date:
During the first year of operations at the "Big I" work zone in Albuquerque, temporary traffic management and motorist assistance patrols reduced the average incident response time to less than eight minutes, and no fatalities were reported.
Date Posted: 11/19/2001 | Source Date:
A model indicated that an advanced transportation management and traveler information system serving northern Kentucky and Cincinnati reduced crash fatalities by 3.2 percent during peak periods.
Date Posted: 11/12/2001 | Source Date:
Winter maintenance personnel indicated that road weather information systems and anti-icing techniques reduce the frequency of crashes and insurance claims.
Date Posted: 11/06/2001 | Source Date:
An analysis of the I-90 ramp closure system in Minnesota found benefit-cost ratios ranging from 0.13:1 to 3:1 with varying estimates of crash and delay reductions.
Date Posted: 10/09/2001 | Source Date:
An anti-icing program implemented by the Idaho Transportation Department resulted in a 83 percent decline in winter crash frequency.
Date Posted: 10/05/2001 | Source Date:
In San Antonio, a modeling study found that if traffic congestion were to increase by 25 percent, posting nearby railroad crossing closing delays on freeway dynamic message signs would reduce crashes by 8.7 percent.
Date Posted: 09/19/2001 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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