Latest Benefits Updates

A benefit-cost analysis of Lane Departure Warning System for the trucking industry found benefits per dollar spent values of $1.37 to $6.55 with varying estimates of efficiency and annual VMT.
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:
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:
An optimized traffic signal timing project in Allegheny County, PA resulted in a benefit-cost ratio of 57:1 along the corridor.
Date Posted: 09/20/2011 | Source Date:
Variable Speed Limit System shows promise; crashes reduced to lowest level in a decade.
Date Posted: 08/06/2011 | Source Date:
Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety System use results in 48 percent reduction in lane departure rate for light vehicles, with similar trend for heavy trucks.
Date Posted: 07/26/2011 | Source Date:
Drivers recommend use of Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems, but price remains a factor.
Date Posted: 07/26/2011 | Source Date:
Data archive warehousing pays for itself in less than 1.4 years and scheduling software saves almost four weeks per year for operations planners.
Date Posted: 07/26/2011 | Source Date:
Two thirds of bus tracking website users said they used transit more frequently because of the availability of real-time information.
Date Posted: 07/26/2011 | Source Date:
The payback period for a drowsy driver warning system was estimated at 0.8 to 10 years for heavy vehicles.
Date Posted: 07/26/2011 | Source Date:
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