SPEED TO THE SCENE : GPS AND SENSORS ACCELERATE ACCIDENT RESPONSE

Minnesota DOT's Mayday Plus notification system, tested in a 50- vehicle demonstration project, uses GPS data and on-board accelerometers to relay the location and severity of a crash to emergency responders in the appropriate jurisdiction. Rural drivers are likely potential users since they log only 30% of the miles traveled in the state but account for 70% of the state's traffic deaths. The system is described in detail.

• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/10485104
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Page range: pp 14-16, 18-20
• Corporate Authors:

  Advanstar Communications, Incorporated

  131 West First Street
  Duluth, MN  United States  55802-2065
• Authors:
  • AMIRI, F
  • Funke, D
  • McClellan, R
• Publication Date: 2001-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • GPS World
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Advanstar Communications, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 1048-5104

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash locations; Emergency communication systems; Global Positioning System; Motorist aid systems
• Identifier Terms: Mayday Plus
• Geographic Terms: Minnesota
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00816989
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 28 2001 12:00AM