A NEW APPROACH TO MOTORIST AID?

THE PAPER FOCUSES ON THE AID ASPECTS OF A HIGHWAY MOTORIST AID SYSTEM AND STRESSES THAT THE ATTENTION IN THE PAST ON HARDWARE ELEMENTS HAS PRECLUDED A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO DESIGN CRITERIA. THE LACK OF GUIDELINES AND WARRANTS FOR TOTAL SYSTEM DESIGN AND A LACK OF UNIFORM REPORTING OF MOTORIST NEEDS DURING BREAKDOWNS ARE TWO CONDITIONS THAT HAVE PREVAILED. THIS PAPER SUGGESTS THAT A SYSTEMS APPROACH BE USED IN IMPLEMENTING MOTORIST AID SYSTEMS AND THAT A STATE AGENCY BE CHARGED WITH STATEWIDE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MOTORIST AID. THIS DESIGNATION SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY A POLICY STATEMENT ON THE LEVEL OF SERVICE TO BE RENDERED. THE AGENCY SHOULD DEVELOP PLANS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MOTORIST AID INCLUDING MEANS OF DETECTION, RESPONSE, AND SERVICE. THE AGENCY SHOULD HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP NEW PUBLIC RESOURCES OR TO CONTRACT WITH LOCAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR THE OPERATION OF THE SYSTEM. THE SUGGESTED PROCEDURE IS THAT (A) A TASK FORCE OF ADVISORS WITH EXPERTISE IN THE VARIOUS ASPECTS OF MOTORIST AID BE ORGANIZED, (B) A SHARPER AWARENESS AMONG STATE OFFICIALS REGARDING MOTORISTS NEEDS DURING BREAKDOWN BE DEVELOPED, AND (C) TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE DURING THE DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INTEGRATED STATEWIDE SYSTEM BE PROVIDED.

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• Authors:
  • Woolman, Stanley
  • Wisepart, Ivor S
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 13-18
• Monograph Title: Motorist communications and services
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 450
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Implementation; Motorist aid systems; State government
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226804
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021820
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Feb 12 1974 12:00AM