Latest Benefits Updates

A decentralized adaptive signal control system has an expected benefit-cost ratio of almost 20:1 after five years of operation, if deployed city-wide in Pittsburgh.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
Audible "slow traffic ahead" alerts can improve drivers' situational awareness and increase safety on freeways.
Date Posted: 01/31/2013 | Source Date:
Steering responsive headlight technology can improve driver visibility on inside curves and reduce "bodily injury liability" claims by 17 percent.
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:
A variable speed limit system used to regulate traffic flow through work zones on a 7.5 mile section of I-495 saved motorists approximately 267 vehicle-hours of delay each day.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
Travelers that used in-vehicle devices to alert themselves of freeway traffic congestion reportedly saved an average of 30 minutes each time they used the information to change their travel routines.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
In the Puget Sound region, 46 percent of traveler information seekers surveyed benefited from an in-vehicle device that provided freeway traffic information.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | Source Date:
Schedule adherence and speed-based transit signal priority system in Minneapolis reduced travel times by 3 to 6 percent more than a traditional transit signal priority system on the same route.
Date Posted: 01/02/2013 | 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:
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