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Howard County
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In the United States, approximately 60 to 80 percent of survey respondents approve of automated enforcement systems at traffic signals.
FINDINGSPublic opinion surveys reported in the literature indicate significant public support for the programs. The percentage of survey respondents approving of the systems ranges from…
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Date Posted
01/01/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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Automated enforcement at intersections in the United States reduced traffic signal violations by 20 to 87 percent.
FINDINGSAn early Australian study indicated significant reductions in crashes due to implementation of camera enforcement, while a later study found that over time there were no significant changes…
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Date Posted
01/01/2002
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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Automated enforcement systems reduced red light violations by 20 to 60 percent, decreased right-angle crashes by 30 percent, and reduced crash injuries by 10 percent.
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New York City, NY: A number of robotic cameras were installed at 18 intersections equipped with pavement loop detectors. The total cost was 15.5 million dollars over a three year period.…
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Date Posted
05/25/2001
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
Automated enforcement systems have reduced red-light violations by 20 to 60 percent and crashes by 22 to 51 percent.
FINDINGS
Red Light Enforcement Systems
The automated red-light enforcement system in New York, NY began operation in 1993 with enforcement at 15 intersections; by 1998, 30 intersections were…
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Date Posted
01/04/2001
Automated red light enforcement systems have reduced right-angle crashes by 32 percent in Victoria, Australia; and decreased crash frequency by 47 percent and red light violations by 53 percent in Howard County, Maryland.
RESULTS
The author cites an example in Victoria, Australia where the implementation of an automated red light enforcement system resulted in a documented 32 percent reduction in right-angle…
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Date Posted
09/21/2000
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01)
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Beware of the likely trade-off between a decrease in the frequency of right-angle crashes and an increase in the frequency of rear-end crashes when considering installation of red-light-cameras.
Red-light running is a significant safety problem in the United States, resulting in approximately 95,000 crashes and 1,000 fatalities annually. One ITS treatment option is to install red-light…
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Date Posted
05/25/2010
Costs data available for several advanced winter maintenance technologies: automatic vehicle location (AVL) range from $1,250 to $5,800 per vehicle; fixed automated spray technology (FAST) range from $22,000 to $4 million; and a large-scale multi-age
The National Cooperative Highway Research Program, under Project 20-7/Task 200, conducted a comprehensive literature review and agency survey on the implementation of advanced winter maintenance…
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05/20/2008
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