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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:
Automated enforcement at intersections in the United States reduced traffic signal violations by 20 to 87 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/01/2002 | Source Date:
During the first year of operations at the "Big I" work zone in Albuquerque, temporary traffic management and motorist assistance patrols reduced the average incident response time to less than eight minutes, and no fatalities were reported.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/19/2001 | Source Date:
A model indicated that an advanced transportation management and traveler information system serving northern Kentucky and Cincinnati reduced crash fatalities by 3.2 percent during peak periods.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/12/2001 | Source Date:
Winter maintenance personnel indicated that road weather information systems and anti-icing techniques reduce the frequency of crashes and insurance claims.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/06/2001 | Source Date:
An analysis of the I-90 ramp closure system in Minnesota found benefit-cost ratios ranging from 0.13:1 to 3:1 with varying estimates of crash and delay reductions.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/09/2001 | Source Date:
An anti-icing program implemented by the Idaho Transportation Department resulted in a 83 percent decline in winter crash frequency.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/05/2001 | Source Date:
Implementation of an anti-icing program in northern Idaho reduced winter maintenance labor hours by 62 percent and decreased abrasives usage by 83 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/05/2001 | Source Date:
A dynamic truck down hill speed warning system installed on I-70 in Colorado reduced the average speed of passing trucks by approximately 5.2 mi/hr.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/19/2001 | Source Date:
In San Antonio, a modeling study found that if traffic congestion were to increase by 25 percent, posting nearby railroad crossing closing delays on freeway dynamic message signs would reduce crashes by 8.7 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/19/2001 | Source Date:
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