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An analysis of benefits and costs of Roll Stability Control (RSC) Systems for the trucking industry found benefits per dollar spent values of $1.66 to $5.34 with varying estimates of efficiency and annual VMT.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/03/2009 | Source Date:
Through use of the Roll Stability Control (RSC) systems, it was estimated that between 1,422 and 2,037 combination vehicle rollover crashes in curves could be prevented, resulting in effectiveness rates of 37 percent and 53 percent, respectively.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/29/2009 | Source Date:
Maintain ownership of the work zone ITS system and monitor vendor's work diligently to assure proper system operation.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 08/13/2009 | Source Date:
Coordinate the schedules for ITS deployment and roadway construction to maximize use and benefits of the system.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 08/13/2009 | Source Date:
In Little Rock Arkansas, 82 percent of the drivers surveyed agreed that the Automated Work Zone Information System improved their ability to react to slow or stopped traffic.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 07/31/2009 | Source Date:
In Broward County, Florida, the 2006 analysis for the SMART SunGuide TMC roadway and incident clearance times showed reductions of 18 percent and 4 percent respectively over 2005.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 07/31/2009 | Source Date:
In Kalamazoo Michigan, the activation of the Dynamic Lane Merge System in a work zone reduced the number of forced merges seven fold and reduced the number of dangerous merges three fold.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 07/30/2009 | Source Date:
Ensure that privatization agreements for the management of toll lanes retain the right for the public agency to improve upon or build transportation facilities that may potentially compete with the privatized toll lanes.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 06/18/2009 | Source Date:
Use dynamic lane merge systems to improve operations in long term construction zones.
Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 06/18/2009 | Source Date:
In Espanola, New Mexico the implementation of a traffic management system on NM 68 provided a decrease in total crashes of 27.5 percent and a reduction in vehicle delay of 87.5 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 06/11/2009 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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