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A New Zealand Study Estimated Casualty Crash Savings of 1,067 Million and 240 Million US Dollars Over a Period of Five Years, Provided that Lane Keep Assist System Was Installed for Cars and Vans in the Fleet, Respectively.

METHODOLOGY Interviews were conducted with end-users and seasoned industry experts to explore the facilitators and obstacles associated with in-vehicle technologies. A total of 16 participants were…
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Date Posted
03/31/2023

Ensure Repair and Maintenance Skills for Advanced Driver Assistance Technologies are Being Taught in Automotive Courses and Consider a Warrant-of-Fitness Test for Safety-Critical Technologies.

Instill required skillset for proper maintenance of in-vehicle technologies. This could be achieved by agencies and government officials by engaging with relevant bodies to ensure the repair and…
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02/23/2023

Rural Intersection Active Warning System trialed in New Zealand demonstrates ability to slow down motorists, resulting in a 71 percent decrease in crashes.

The RIAWS was trialed at 10 intersections categorized as "high-risk" around New Zealand where the effectiveness of the system on through-road vehicle speed was assessed and evaluated following a…
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11/25/2019

Use of in-vehicle information system (IVIS) applications is likely to remain low in New Zealand without proper education, despite drivers' belief in their safety benefits.

For safety oriented IVIS applications to give drivers useful information without overly distracting them, they must be designed effectively. Overall, these systems should be easy to see, require…
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Date Posted
11/25/2019

On average, over one thousand New Zealand drivers rated in-vehicle information and advisory systems as "most likely" to improve safety in an online questionnaire.

Methodology A series of mass invitations to take part in the study were sent (via email with access to the survey in a web link) to 22,992 Research Now panel members. Of these, 1,610 volunteered to…
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Date Posted
11/25/2019

Ramp metering system improved delay by 25 percent and reduced crashes by 22 percent per ramp meter in Auckland, New Zealand.

Findings On average, at each ramp site, the SRMS annual benefit yield includes a reduction in 26,000 hours of delay (25 percent improvement) and a reduction of 6 crashes (22 percent improvement).…
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02/20/2018

Operational Strategies modeled to optimize real-time transit network operations may reduce overall passenger travel time by 4.7 percent.

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FINDINGSImplementing transit operational strategies that adjust to prevailing traffic conditions resulted in a 4.7 percent reduction in overall travel time for transit passengers and a 150 percent…
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02/09/2016