FREEWAY SERVICE PATROL WARRANTS

Freeway service patrols are a countermeasure to freeway operations problems; their implementation can improve safety and mitigate congestion. For minor (non-injury) crashes, freeway service patrol personnel can inform drivers to clear their vehicles from travel lanes, or push disabled vehicles from the roadway. For more severe crashes, freeway service patrols can help emergency response agencies with traffic control. The data in this research paper underlie warrants for freeway service patrols. Generally, freeway service patrols should meet one or more of the warrants in this guidance. Where several warrants are met, it is almost certain that the freeway experiences acute operational deficiencies and freeway service patrols are recommended

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: 2003. Ohio Dept. of Transportation, Columbus OH. Remarks: Printout of web document from website of Ohio Department of Transportation retained in PATH binder no. 15. This paper is also available in PDF format <http://www.dot.state.oh.us/its/FSPWarrants.pdf> and WordPerfect <http://www.dot.state.oh.us/its/FSPWarrants.wpd>. Format: website
• Corporate Authors:

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  Office of ITS Program Management
  Columbus, OH  United States 
• Authors:
  • Wood, Howard P
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 5 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeway service patrols; Motorist aid systems; Traffic flow
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00942850
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 2 2003 12:00AM