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In Germany, a simulation study found that with 50 percent of vehicles equipped, the braking control features of a collision avoidance system would contribute to a 45 to 60 percent decrease in collisions when the leading vehicle brakes.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 12/19/2002 | Source Date:
An evaluation of CVISN technologies found that electronic screening techniques that promote compliance with commercial vehicle safety inspections could prevent thousands of truck accidents each year.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | Source Date:
A study of travelers on Snoqualmie Pass, WA found that DMS can decrease mean driving speeds and reduce accident severity.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/05/2002 | Source Date:
In Minneapolis-St.Paul, an evaluation of the effectiveness of ramp meters on four test corridors showed that the number of crashes recorded for the interim period with reduced ramp metering capacity was 15 percent higher that the average number of cr
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 07/08/2002 | Source Date:
Evaluation studies showed that roadways equipped with automated speed enforcement can reduce the number of speeding vehicles by 27 to 78 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 04/22/2002 | Source Date:
When the ramp metering system on Minneapolis-St. Paul freeways was deactivated, crash frequency increased by 26 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 04/19/2002 | Source Date:
An automated speed enforcement system deployed in Korea reduced crash frequency by 28 percent and decreased crash fatalities by 60 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 02/14/2002 | Source Date:
Automated speed enforcement systems decreased injury accidents by 5 to 26 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Increase of Traffic Safety by Surveillance of Speed Limits with Automatic Radar-Devices on a Dangerous Section of a German Autobahn: A Long-Term Investigation
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
Automated speed and red light enforcement lowered crash frequency by 14 percent, decreased crash injuries by 19 to 98 percent, and fatalities 7 to 83 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
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