ITS Strategies for Commercial Vehicles at Grade Crossings

This project, part of a larger R&D initiative launched by Transport Canada under Direction 2006, deals with the development of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) strategies at public grade crossings involving commercial vehicles as defined by the National Safety Code (i.e., vehicles over 4,500 kg). This report describes possible ITS solutions for both the rail and the road modes of transport in the context of at-grade crossings, and outlines a set of design principles and requirements for the deployment of ITS solutions at highway-railway crossings. Human factors and its role in this issue are also discussed at length.

• Record URL:
  • http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2007/tc/T48-45-2004E.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  Transport Canada

  Transportation Development Centre, 800 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 600
  Montreal, Quebec  Canada  H3B 2X1
• Authors:
  • Tardif, LP
• Publication Date: 2004

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 89 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Intelligent transportation systems; Railroad grade crossings; Research reports; Trucks
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Railroads; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01046994
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: Apr 26 2007 8:40AM