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In 2009, the Washington State DOT Incident Response Team was able to clear 98 percent of incidents in under an hour and nearly three quarters in less than 15 minutes.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/31/2012 | Source Date:
An infrared detection system deployed in a mobile van correctly identified vehicles that need to be taken off the road 44 percent of the time; an improvement over using random selection alone.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/02/2012 | Source Date:
91 percent of volunteer drivers that tested V2V communications safety features indicated they would like to have these technologies on their personal vehicle.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Smart Infrared Brake Inspection Systems identify trucks with faulty systems. Of the vehicles flagged as having thermal issues, 86 percent were found to have a violation and 83 percent of those vehicles were placed out-of-service.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Nearly all respondents (98 percent) to a nationwide motor carrier survey reported that CVISN electronic screening improved shipping times and reduced turnaround time delays.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
Using Inspection Selection Systems (ISS) and out-of-service (OOS) history information provided by safety information exchange programs can lead to significant reductions in crashes injuries and fatalities due to heavy vehicles.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/24/2012 | Source Date:
In planning for a demand-responsive pricing based parking management system, involve executive leadership, seek strong intellectual foundations, strike the right balance between complexity and simplicity, and emphasize data collection and project eva
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 02/01/2012 | Source Date:
Weigh in the advantages of procuring new information technology (IT) assets, and maintain an asset management system that details new IT inventory.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/31/2012 | Source Date:
Understand that the contractor’s availability to remain on site after the deployment of a comprehensive transit ITS is important, so is the contractor’s ability to work with the original equipment manufacturer.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/25/2012 | Source Date:
To avoid surprises after implementation of a comprehensive transit ITS program, perform a detailed analysis of costs for operations and maintenance during the project planning phase.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 01/18/2012 | Source Date:
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