All: Field Test Results

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The initial costs for collision warning systems (CWS) can be high making it difficult for fleets that experience few crashes to deploy cost-effective solutions.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 05/23/2008 | Source Date:
Trucks equipped with collision warning systems, adaptive cruise control, and advanced braking systems have the potential to reduce truck-initiated rear-end crashes by up to 28 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 05/19/2008 | Source Date:
Evaluation data show that adaptive signal control strategies can improve travel times in comparison to optimized signal timing plans.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 05/05/2008 | Source Date:
HAZMAT safety and security technologies can reduce the potential for terrorist consequences by approximately 36 percent.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 02/06/2006 | Source Date:
In Salt Lake Valley, Utah a ramp metering study showed that with an 8 second metering cycle, mainline peak period delay decreased by 36 percent, or 54 seconds per vehicle.
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 11/29/2005 | Source Date:
A survey of visitors to the Acadia National Park in Maine found that 90 percent of respondents who used the real-time bus departure signs and 84 percent of respondents who experienced the automated on-board next-stop message announcements agreed thes
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 07/17/2003 | 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:
Most truck drivers who participated in an evaluation of CVISN technology felt that electronic screening saved them time but lacked a set of standards governing inspection selection; motor carriers were concerned with the cost-effectiveness of the tec
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/14/2002 | 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:
In Michigan, an evaluation of adaptive cruise control indicated that the technology was effective at reducing risky lane changes in response to slower traffic, but took 0.3 seconds longer than manually controlled vehicles to respond to lead vehicle b
Content Type: Benefit | Date Posted: 08/28/2001 | Source Date:
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