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Changing Variable Speed Limit Signs from White to Amber Legend Decreased Crashes by Approximately 50 Percent and Increased Driver Compliance by Nine Percent in Utah.
Date Posted: 02/24/2022 | Source Date:
Coordination of Freeway Ramp Metering with Arterial Traffic Signal Control Reduced Total Travel Time and Delay by 5.8 and 11.5 Percent, Respectively, in a California Study.
Date Posted: 02/24/2022 | Source Date:
Ridehailing Study Finds that Reduced Ride-Alone Trips Resulting from a $1 Per Trip Increase Would Save More Than 3.5 Billion Vehicle Miles Annually in the 15 Markets Investigated.
Date Posted: 02/23/2022 | Source Date:
Simulation Study with Real-world Signal Control Software Found Freight Signal Priority for Connected and Automated Vehicles Has the Potential to Reduce Truck Intersection Delays Between 10 and 70 Percent, with Minimal Impacts on Other Traffic.
Date Posted: 02/23/2022 | Source Date:
Simulation Study Estimates a Combination of Connected Vehicle Control and Variable Speed Limit Strategies Can Reduce Rear-End Crash Risk under Fog Conditions by 48.7 Percent.
Date Posted: 02/21/2022 | Source Date:
Simulation Study Estimates That a Fleet of Connected Vehicles Would Improve Safety Benefits from Weather-Responsive Traffic Management by 20 Percent in Severe Weather, As Measured by Inverse Time-to-Collision.
Date Posted: 02/18/2022 | Source Date:
In Driving Simulator Study, Forward Collision and Pedestrian-to-Vehicle Warnings Reduced Crash Rates by 56 to 97 Percent in Unpredictable Pedestrian or Distraction Cases.
Date Posted: 02/01/2022 | Source Date:
An Automated Vehicle Mobility Service Pilot in Greater Phoenix Found that Users' Safety Perception of the Service Improved By 26 Percent Over the Duration of the Pilot.
Date Posted: 01/24/2022 | Source Date:
Wrong-Way Detection System Pilot Project Using Thermal Sensors in Arizona Detected Wrong-Way Drivers Much Faster Compared to Traditional Methods Such as 911 Calls.
Date Posted: 01/24/2022 | Source Date:
South Carolina Crash Prediction Model Showed Crash Frequency Decreased at Nine of 11 Corridors Equipped with Adaptive Signal Control Systems.
Date Posted: 01/21/2022 | Source Date:
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