IMPROVING COMMERCIAL RADIO TRAFFIC REPORTS IN THE CHICAGO AREA

An operational computerized traffic report network based on electronic freeway surveillance and designed to improve commercial radio traffic reports is described. The report network was implemented after a comprehensive home-interview survey was conducted in the Chicago area to determine motorists' attitudes toward driving information. An analysis of that part of the survey related to the commercial radio traffic report is presented. Questions were analyzed to determine the potential of radio reports, the effect of radio reports on diversion, and the importance of various types of information. Expressway drivers found commercial radio traffic reports slightly more useful than did nonexpressway drivers. Information was more important for the trip to work than for the trip home. Also drivers indicated that they diverted to alternate routes because of radio traffic reports.

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• Authors:
  • Daniels, Edward
  • Levin, Moshe
  • McDermott, Joseph M
• Conference:
  • 55th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1976-1-19 to 1976-1-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 52-57
• Monograph Title: Motorist information systems and services
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 600
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Communication systems; Crash reports; Electronic equipment; Freeways; Highway traffic control; Information processing; Interviewing; Radio; Traffic surveillance; Urban areas; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: Chicago (Illinois)
• Old TRIS Terms: Electronics (Traffic)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00153136
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025699
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1977 12:00AM