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Content Type: Lesson | Date Posted: 09/16/2005 | Source Date:
In Erie County, New York, a field operational test found that automated collision notification systems reduced incident notification time from an average of 3 minutes to less than 1 minute.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 01/01/2003 | Source Date:
Adaptive signal control integrated with freeway ramp meters in Glasgow, Scotland increased vehicle throughput 20 percent on arterials and 6 percent on freeways.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/10/2002 | Source Date:
A simulation study in Minneapolis-St. Paul estimated that ramp metering saved 2 to 55 percent of the fuel expended at each ramp.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 06/13/2002 | Source Date:
Volume decreased by 9 percent and peak period throughput was reduced by 14 percent when the ramp metering system on Minneapolis-St. Paul freeways was deactivated.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 04/19/2002 | Source Date:
Fuel Consumption Reduction Experienced by Two PROMOTE-CHAUFFEUR Trucks in Electronic Towbar Operation
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/16/2001 | Source Date:
A simulation study of existing ITS (traveler information, ramp metering, and DMS) on a Detroit freeway demonstrated how these technologies were beneficial to corridor capacity.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 10/03/2001 | Source Date:
In Michigan, an evaluation of adaptive cruise control indicated that the technology would improve roadway capacity under conditions of high velocity and short time-headway settings (one second), and reduce road capacity if longer time-headway setting
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/28/2001 | Source Date:
In Toronto, Canada, simulation models show that traffic-sensitive dynamic route guidance systems can increase throughput.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/02/2001 | Source Date:
In Torino, Italy, a simulation study found that an automated speed control system designed to optimize vehicle speeds between green lights can increase link capacity by 3.3 to 6.3 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 06/19/2001 | Source Date:
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