ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES AND ROAD SAFETY

This paper was presented at the 'Transportation Technology Innovations' session. This paper reports on a study undertaken to review existing advanced technologies that have the potential to reduce the frequency and/or severity of vehicle collisions, and to perform preliminary cost effectiveness analysis. General principles were indentified as guidelines to be followed in selecting and assessing these technologies. The principles included: high potential for collision reduction; technological feasibility; economical feasibility and community acceptance of the new technology. Several technologies have been reviewed which cover both Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and non-ITS technologies, and include analytical and hardware systems. The technologies reviewed included: Real-Time Weather Warning Systems; Real-Time Truck Warning Systems; Lighted Guidance Tube Curve Warning; Artificial Intelligence Systems; Traffic Incident Management. The paper summarises the results of the evaluation and identifies the technologies that were found to offer a good potential for quantifiable safety benefits. For the covering abstract of this conference see IRRD number 872812. (A)

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• Authors:
  • Sayed, T
  • Johnson, M
  • ZEIN, S
• Conference:
  • COST EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH INNOVATION: PROCEEDINGS OF THE 1996 TAC ANNUAL CONFERENCE, CHARLOTTETOWN, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, OCTOBER 6-9, 1997
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Highways; Incident detection; Intelligent transportation systems; Safety; Trucks; Warning systems; Weather
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• ITRD Terms: 8018: Canada; 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 2755: Highway; 1632: Incident detection; 1236: Lorry; 1665: Safety; 9113: Warning; 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00740801
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• ISBN: 1-55187-106-8
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Oct 30 1997 12:00AM