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Post warning messages on DMS that describe how drivers should react to hazardous conditions rather than just notifying them of the hazard ahead.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 02/06/2018 | Source Date:
Deployment of blind spot monitoring, lane departure warning, and forward collision warning systems on all light-duty vehicles in the U.S. could provide an annual safety benefit of $18 billion to $202 billion annually.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 02/06/2018 | Source Date:
Field tests in the Netherlands involving intelligent bicycles coupled to automated vehicle braking systems found that 96 percent of drivers and 60 percent of cyclists agreed the connected system was effective at reducing accidents.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
A prototype intelligent pedestrian traffic signal system tested at an intersection in Valladolid, Spain successfully reduced pedestrian wait times, resulting in a 23 percent reduction of pedestrian crowding at crosswalks.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
A prototype intelligent pedestrian traffic signal system tested at an intersection in Alcalá de Henares, Spain reduced serious pedestrian-vehicle conflicts by 20 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/26/2018 | Source Date:
Include transit drivers in the development and testing of new collision avoidance technologies to help gain driver acceptance of these technologies.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
Deploy automated speed enforcement with dynamic "your speed" signs in work zones to heighten visual attention from drivers.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
Integrate stop and caution warning signage into heads-up displays to help older drivers brake sooner for potential hazards.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
Include pedestrian collision warnings on in-vehicle heads-up displays to reduce reaction time, maximum deceleration, and, in some cases, stopping distance and braking time.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
Deploy reversible lanes on arterial streets to improve capacity in the peak direction, but note that it may yield higher collision rates.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/08/2018 | Source Date:
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