Benefits: Emergency Management

29 unique benefits found.

AI-based Traffic Management Pilot Program Implemented Near Las Vegas Contributed to a 17 Percent Reduction in Primary Crashes.
Date Posted: 11/24/2020 | Source Date:
Innovative tool for assessment and reporting developed by FHWA helps public agencies recover quickly from natural disasters, with demonstrated cost savings of $1.2 million per disaster.
Date Posted: 01/27/2020 | Source Date:
In lieu of installing traditional emergency vehicle pre-emption (EVP) systems at every major intersection in San Jose, the city opted to integrate GPS fleet tracking with an existing network of advanced traffic signal controllers to save $8 million i
Date Posted: 09/14/2018 | Source Date:
EU-mandated automated emergency call technology, eCall, is expected to reduce response time to road accidents by up to 50 percent and help save up to 1,500 lives per year.
Date Posted: 06/05/2018 | Source Date:
A simulation analysis shows that a 30 percent connected vehicle (CV) penetration rate can reduce total delay up to 60 percent during a no-notice evacuation event.
Date Posted: 03/26/2018 | Source Date:
Vehicle-to-infrastructure emergency vehicle signal preemption application found to reduce emergency vehicle response time by 43 to 51 percent depending on traffic density.
Date Posted: 03/23/2018 | Source Date:
Incident scene guidance and alerts through CV-applications can potentially reduce network delay up to 14 percent.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Route guidance provided by the EVAC mobility application showed that an evacuation information system may decrease congestion time by 20 percent.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
Most communities rate benefits of emergency vehicle traffic signal pre-emption from “moderate” to “very high”.
Date Posted: 02/09/2016 | Source Date:
In Washington D.C., allowing transit vehicles priority during a no-notice evacuation resulted in a 26 percent time saving for transit buses without impacting on personal vehicle travel time.
Date Posted: 01/30/2012 | Source Date:
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