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A survey conducted in 10 U.S. cities indicated that 76 to 80 percent of drivers strongly favor automated red light enforcement systems.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
An automated wet pavement warning system installed on a freeway ramp in Ft. Lauderdale reduced vehicle speeds by 10.2 mi/hr during heavy rain and by 4.6 mi/hr during periods of light rain.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Simulation revealed that, in Fargo, North Dakota, a freeway management system displaying incident warnings on DMS and integrated with adaptive signal control could decrease travel times by 18 percent and increase speeds by 21 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Implementing traffic signal priority for a light-rail transit line in Toronto, Canada allowed system operators to remove one vehicle from service and maintain the same level of service to passengers.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Modeling indicated that coordinating fixed signal timing plans along congested arterial corridors leading into Seattle, Washington, and incorporating arterial traffic flow data into the traveler information system would reduce vehicle delay by 7 perc
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Traffic signal coordination among two jurisdictions in Arizona resulted in a 6.2 percent increase in vehicle speeds; optimization of the coordinated timing plans was predicted to reduced AM peak period delay by 21 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
In 1998, in Portland, Oregon an automatic vehicle location system with computer aided dispatching improved on-time bus performance by 9 percent, reduced headway variability between buses by 5 percent, and decreased run-time by 3 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Simulation revealed that a freeway management system in Fargo, North Dakota could reduce network travel times by 8 percent and increase speeds by 8 percent when DMS are used to warn drivers of incidents.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
A model determined that incorporating arterial traffic flow data into the traveler information system in Seattle, Washington could decrease the number of stops by 5.6 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
Users of the Advanced Traveler Information System in Seattle, Washington were satisfied with the information on freeway and transit conditions provided via Web sites and a Traffic TV service.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 09/21/2000 | Source Date:
ITS Deployment Evaluation

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