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In a pilot test, bus drivers using in-vehicle collision avoidance warning systems were involved in 72 percent fewer near-miss events than a control group where the warning feature was turned off.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/28/2017 | Source Date:
The annual number of near-crash events at test sites equipped with intersection collision warning systems in Minnesota decreased by approximately 26 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/21/2017 | Source Date:
Universal deployment of a Lane Change Assist system on motorcycles could prevent 17 to 24 percent of motorcycle crashes resulting in injuries in Germany.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/20/2017 | Source Date:
A simulation study shows that automated steering assistance applications can reduce lane departure crashes by 51 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/30/2017 | Source Date:
A modeling effort found that forward collision avoidance systems can prevent or mitigate up to 31 percent of all collisions.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
After deployment of a low-speed collision avoidance system on the Volvo XC60 and S60, insurance claim frequency decreased by 15 and 16 percent, respectively, compared to similar vehicles.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/18/2017 | Source Date:
Use truck-mounted radar speed signs to help reduce vehicle speeds through continuously moving and intermittent mobile work operations.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 10/09/2017 | Source Date:
Deploying right-turn restrictions as an active traffic management strategy can improve safety and efficiency at intersections with unconventional layouts, right-turn overlaps, emergency vehicle conflict concerns, and high pedestrian volumes.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 10/09/2017 | Source Date:
Use in-vehicle audible alerts in addition to visual safety alerts to improve speed limit compliance.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 10/09/2017 | Source Date:
Use Bluetooth sensors to improve detection of traffic stoppages in work zones where other non-intrusive portable traffic speed sensors may only report average speeds.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 10/09/2017 | Source Date:
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