ACTION STATIONS? HOW WOULD THE US COPE WITH A TRANSPORTATION DISASTER?

Transport management centres (TMCs) are being organised across the USA. They are beginning to identify the information and tools necessary to support effective emergency transportation operations (ETO). Effective ETO requires coordination with local, regional, state and federal authorities and this coordination relies on accurate information about the performance of the transportation system under various potential scenarios. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) examined the tools, relationships and information that TMCs have available in the event of a transport emergency. It found that ETO functions are not event-specific. The FHWA surveyed 36 TMCs on institutional relationships and how the TMCs received critical information. Most respondents identified the police and state departments of transportation as the agencies they worked with most closely. Local media and police supplied information about local emergencies. Eight TMCs reported a real-time electronic transfer of incident information. It was concluded that co-ordinated voice and data communications could improve the effectiveness of ETO.

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• Authors:
  • PEARCE, V
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 20-3
• Serial:
  • Traffic Technology International
  • Publisher: AutoIntermediates Limited
  • ISSN: 1356-9252
  • Serial URL: http://www.ukipme.com/mag_traffic.htm

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Communications; Control; Emergencies; Incident detection; Intelligent transportation systems; Organizations; Planning; Police; Policy; Transportation
• Geographic Terms: United States
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 9098: Communication; 3874: Control; 2184: Emergency; 1632: Incident detection; 8735: Intelligent transport system; 9057: Organization (association); 143: Planning; 1522: Police; 173: Policy; 1155: Transport; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Security and Emergencies; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00978157
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 3 2004 12:00AM