THE DETROIT CITIZENS BAND RADIO DRIVER AID NETWORK

THE DRIVER AID NETWORK IS DESCRIBED OPERATING UNDER CITIZENS BAND RADIO LICENSE KUY 3173. THE SYSTEM IS SPONSORED AND WAS INSTALLED BY THE GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH LABORATORIES FOR THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF STREETS AND TRAFFIC. SIGNALS FROM VEHICLES ON DETROIT ROADWAYS ARE PICKED UP BY TEN RECEIVERS AND RELAYED TO A MASTER CONTROL. FIVE TRANSMITTERS ARE EMPLOYED FOR ANSWERING CALLS. ALL REMOTE UNITS ARE CONNECTED TO A MASTER CONTROL BY MICHIGAN BELL TELEPHONE LINES. AN OPERATOR AT THE MASTER CONTROL DOWNTOWN DETROIT RECEIVES THE RADIOED REPORTS. THESE PERTAIN ESSENTIALLY TO UNSAFE CONDITIONS ON THE CITY'S ROADWAYS. TYPICAL INCIDENTS ARE CONCERNED WITH VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS, STALLED CARS, INOPERATIVE SIGNAL LIGHTS, ETC. A DETROIT POLICE DEPARTMENT TELEPHONE LINE PROVIDES DIRECT CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER CITY SERVICES. THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BASE STATION-REPORTS RECEIVED, ACTIONS TAKEN, ETC.- ARE RECORDED ON SPECIALLY PREPARED COMPUTER CARDS. MANY VARIETIES OF DATA ANALYSIS MAY BE UNDERTAKEN FOR TRAFFIC ENGINEERING PURPOSES, SPECIAL EVENTS ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH IN ORDER TO FACILITATE SAFE AND EFFICIENT VEHICLE FLOW. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 10pp, 16fig
• Corporate Authors:

  Automotive Safety Seminar Proc

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• Authors:
  • Bauer, H J
  • Quinn, C E
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communication systems; Data analysis; Data collection; Driver information systems; Law enforcement; Mathematical analysis; Radio; Traffic crashes; Traffic engineering; Traffic incidents
• Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled vehicles; Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Data recording; Vehicular communications
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225717
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 9 1970 12:00AM