POSSIBLE IMPEDIMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT OF ADVANCED TRAVELER INFORMATION SYSTEMS: AN ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL TORT LIABILITY
Not too long from now travelers will be able to avoid congested highways, determine the precise time of arrival of mass transit, and alter their plans to accommodate traffic accidents or inadequate parking. The systems which could bring about this change in the efficiency of ground transportation are Advanced Traveler Information Systems (ATIS). However, development of this technology may be hampered by tort reliability from ATIS-related accidents. This paper notes that ATIS manufacturers, designers and sellers could face exposure under existing tort law to claims for fraud, breach of warranty, negligence, strict product liability, negligent representation, and negligent or fraudulent advertising. However, the likelihood that tort liability will discourage ATIS development is small since most accidents will be the fault of the driver.
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Corporate Authors:
Nossaman, Guthner, Knox & Elliott
50 California Street, 34th Floor
San Francisco, CA United States 94111Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Roberts, S N
- Hightower, A S
- Thornton, M G
- Cunningham, L N
- Terry, R G
- Publication Date: 1993-12-1
Language
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 60 p.
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Advanced traveler information systems; Advertising; Contracts; Development; Drivers; Fraud; Ground transportation; Industries; Laws and legislation; Liability; Negligence; Parking; Products; Public transit; Schedules; Technology; Tort liability; Traffic congestion; Traffic crashes
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00815151
- Record Type: Publication
- Contract Numbers: DTFH61-93-C-00087
- Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Aug 15 2001 12:00AM