TRAFFIC JAMS - CAN THEY BE AVOIDED

The article describes tests being conducted with sensors embedded on roadways to detect such problems as slowdowns, and how vehicles equipped with other sensors and dash-board displays could warn of traffic difficulties ahead. A 15-mile stretch of Santa Monica Freeway, 8 and 10 lanes wide, has been outfitted with traffic monitoring cameras, vehicle detectors, electronic signs and computer-controlled signals. 25 Oldsmobiles will be equipped with computerized devices, and drivers will be able to call up computerized map images of the test area on the dashboard screens. Test drivers will keep logs of when they detour, and of the travel time saved. The video road display maps are described. This type of navigators has been on the market for years.

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  National Safety Council

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  Chicago, IL  United States  60611
• Authors:
  • Ruck, D
• Publication Date: 1989-3

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 6-9
• Serial:
  • Traffic Safety (Chicago)
  • Volume: 89
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: National Safety Council
  • ISSN: 0041-0721

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Instrument panels; Maps; Route guidance; Sensors; Traffic congestion; Travel time; Vehicles
• Old TRIS Terms: In-vehicle advisory
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00482584
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 30 1989 12:00AM