PROCEEDINGS, NATIONAL CONFERENCE, AASHO COMMITTEE ON ELECTRONICS

THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION HAS A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM INVOLVING ELECTRONICS IN HIGHWAY SYSTEMS. THESE INCLUDE THE FOUR AREAS OF ADVISORY, CONTROL, SURVEILLANCE, AND AREAL INFORMATION AND CONTROL (IN OREDER OF PRIORITY). SPECIFIC SUBTOPICS IN THESE FOUR CATEGORIES ARE: (1) ROUTING AND OTHER ADVISORY INFORMATION FOR THE DRIVER. THE REQUIREMENT OF COMMUNICATION BOTH WAYS BETWEEN HIGHWAY AND VEHICLE IS IMPORTANT. THE DISABLED MOTORIST SHOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE HIS PLIGHT KNOWN EASILY, (2) INCREASE THE SAFETY AND CAPACITY OF THE ROAD SYSTEM BY INSTITUTING TRAFFIC CONTROLS AND VARIOUS AUTOMATIC CONTROLS IN THE CAR, (3) IT IS NECESSARY TO SEE HOW THE VEHICLES ARE RESPONDING TO THE TRAFFIC ADVISORIES AND CONTROLS TO COMPLETE THE LOCAL FEEDBACK LOOPS, (4) THE TRAFFIC PATTERNS OVER VERY WIDE AREAS NEED TO BE STUDIED IN ORDER THAT LOCAL OPTIMA ARE NOT CREATED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE ENTIRE AREA. COORDINATION AMONG STATE AND FEDERAL WORKERS, AS WELL AS WITH INDUSTRY, IS NEEDED. /BPR/

• Corporate Authors:

  American Association of State Highway Officials

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Department of Transportation

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701
• Publication Date: 1968-5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automatic control; Driver information systems; Electronic equipment; Electronics; Highway traffic control; Information dissemination; Traffic control; Traffic surveillance
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronics (Traffic); Vehicular communications
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225722
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 15 1970 12:00AM