Benefits: Traveler Information

253 unique benefits found.

In the Washington DC metropolitan area, drivers who use route-specific travel time information instead of wide-area traffic advisories can improve on-time performance by 5 to 13 percent.
Date Posted: 11/29/2005 | Source Date:
In Southeast Pennsylvania, survey results indicated that users of the SmarTraveler website were more likely to use the service again compared to users of the SmarTraveler telephone service.
Date Posted: 10/06/2004 | Source Date:
In Virginia, an evaluation of 511 services indicated 90 percent of callers found the service useful, and nearly half adjusted their travel plans based on the information provided.
Date Posted: 09/28/2004 | Source Date:
A survey of bus riders within Acadia National Park in Maine found that 44 percent who experienced real-time parking information agreed the information helped them decide to ride the bus.
Date Posted: 03/31/2004 | Source Date:
An I-40 work zone in Arkansas equipped with an automated work zone information system had fewer fatal crashes compared to similar sites without the technology.
Date Posted: 02/19/2004 | Source Date:
Final Report of the FORETELL Consortium Operational Test: Weather Information for Surface Transportation
Date Posted: 01/06/2004 | Source Date:
Final Evaluation Report for the Greater Yellowstone Regional Traveler and Weather Information System (GYRTWIS)
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
In a mountainous area of Spokane, Washington, 94 percent of travelers surveyed indicated that a road weather information website made them better prepared to travel; 56 percent agreed the information helped them avoid travel delays.
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
In a mountainous region of Spokane, Washington, about one-third of CVOs interviewed would consider changing routes based on the information provided on a road weather information website and highway advisory radio system; however, few could identify
Date Posted: 01/01/2004 | Source Date:
A simulation study in the Washington, DC area found that regular users of pre trip traveler information reduced their frequency early and late arrivals by 56 and 52 percent, respectively.
Date Posted: 11/13/2003 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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