RESPONSE AND ATTITUDES OF THE PUBLIC AFTER ONE YEAR OF ADVISE DYNAMIC SIGNS. 14TH AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM, PERTH 20-22 SEPTEMBER 1989; FORUM PAPERS. VOLUMES 1 AND 2

The advise traffic information system has now operated reliably for over one year on canterbury road, Melbourne, and has shown significant fuel savings and stops reductions with little change in travel times. Using tow truck allocation records and the existing accident database, especially in the business hours and the evening, significant reductions in accident calls have been found and, as well, accidents relative to nearby arterial roads are reduced. The fall in accident calls is uniform along the road, is free of seasonal effects, and overall is shown to be 25 per cent. Community savings show a benefit to cost ratio of over 20:1, yielding savings of $1 to $2 million to date and presage commensurate savings if applied metropolis wide. Following a telephone survey of 800 households, a detailed survey of 300 drivers from within these households was conducted one year after the advise system came into operation. Results of the stratified survey indicate that a majority of drivers value the information and the accuracy of data provided and report that their driving changes made in response to advise are positive and responsible (a). For the covering record of the forum, see IRRD no 822808.

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  Western Australia Department of Transport

  136 Stirling Highway
  Nedlands, Western Australia,   Australia 
• Authors:
  • TRAYFORD, R
  • CROWLE, T
  • GRAVES, J
• Publication Date: 1989-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 349-66
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Western Australia Department of Transport
  • Volume: 1
  • Publisher: Western Australia Department of Transport

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Attitudes; Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Crashes; Data collection; Databases; Driver information systems; Fuel consumption; Households; Interviewing; Speed; Traffic signs; Travel time; Trip length; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Decreases
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Subject Areas: Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00497836
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• ISBN: 0-7309-2663-X
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 30 1990 12:00AM