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South Carolina DOT’s Electronic Crash System Reduced Police Investigation Time by 63 Percent and Decreased Average Report Processing Time by 85 Percent.
Key benefits of SCCATTS were identified, including:
The roadside time police officers spend in filling out crash reports went from an average of 33 minutes to 12 minutes, a 63 percent reduction. Some…
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Date Posted
04/30/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Traffic Code Dissemination (VS17),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
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The use of vehicle probes allowed North Carolina and South Carolina to monitor traffic at a quarter of the cost of microwave or radar detectors.
FINDINGS
The North Carolina DOT utilized its traffic monitoring budget more effectively by using vehicle probes in order to increase the needed coverage. With typical remote traffic microwave sensors…
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Date Posted
10/04/2010
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Infrastructure-Based Traffic Surveillance (TM01),
Integrated Decision Support and Demand Management (TM09),
Personalized Traveler Information (TI02)
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Survey responses from key professionals in five states indicate the following ITS technologies have the highest potential to benefit emergency transportation operations: interoperable radio communications, dynamic message signs, GPS and geographical
To gather information and determine the opinions of leaders in the transportation and emergency services communities, a survey was developed and administered to key professionals in the five…
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Date Posted
11/17/2008
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Vehicle Emergency Response (PS05),
Incident Scene Pre-Arrival Staging Guidance for Emergency Responders (PS06),
Disaster Response and Recovery (PS12)
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Freeway lane reversal improved traffic volumes by 44 percent following South Carolina hurricane
In September 1999, over 500,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas of South Carolina prior to landfall of Hurricane Floyd. During evacuation and re-entry, traffic managers used permanent and…
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Date Posted
01/19/2007
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
Evacuation and Reentry Management (PS13)
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Gain Support from Enforcement Agencies and Ensure Effective Interagency Interfaces to Successfully Implement an Electronic Crash Data System.
Gaining support from local law enforcement agencies to use the software is key because they are responsible for a large percentage of crash reports. Their data is the primary source for crash…
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Made Public Date
04/30/2021
Taxonomy (ARC-IT)
ITS Data Warehouse (DM01),
Data Distribution (SU03),
Map Management (SU04),
Object Registration and Discovery (SU06),
Traffic Code Dissemination (VS17),
Traffic Incident Management System (TM08)
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC 20590
1-800-853-1351
