RESPONSE TO A CB RADIO DRIVER AID NETWORK
THE NEED FOR A METHOD TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE OF ROADWAYS HAS GENERATED RESEARCH FOR MANY AGENCIES, INCLUDING THE GENERAL MOTORS RESEARCH LABORATORIES (GMR). THE DETROIT DEPARTMENT OF STREETS AND TRAFFIC IS CURRENTLY OPERATING THE GM-SPONSORED CB RADIO DRIVER AID NETWORK. THIS SYSTEM MAKES POSSIBLE THE REPORTING OF TRAFFIC-RELATED INFORMATION SUCH AS ACCIDENTS AND TRAFFIC FLOW INTERFERENCE. ON THE BASIS OF EARLIER DEMONSTRATION EFFORTS, THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO COVER THE ENTIRE DETROIT SYSTEM OF SURFACE STREETS AND FREEWAYS. THE SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM AND A DESCRIPTION OF ITS MAJOR TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT ARE GIVEN. THE PAPER DISCUSSES THE RESULTS OF THE EARLIER OPERATIONS, PRESENTS DATA ON CURRENT OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FINDINGS OF A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY, AND REACTIONS AND CONCLUSIONS RESULTING FROM THESE EFFORTS. THE SYSTEM IS VIEWED AS PROVIDING A FEASIBLE INTERIM SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF ROADWAY SURVEILLANCE, INCIDENT REPORTING, AND ACTION IMPLEMENTATION TO PROVIDE SAFE AND EFFICIENT TRAFFIC FLOW. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Paper sponsored by Committee on Freeway Operations and presented at the 48th Annual Meeting.
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Authors:
- Bauer, Herbert J
- Quinn, Clark E
- MALO, ALGER F
- Publication Date: 1969
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: pp 24-39
- Monograph Title: Freeway traffic characteristics and control
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 279
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Crash reports; Disasters and emergency operations; Drivers; Hazards and emergency operations; Highway safety; Highways; Radio; Surveillance; Traffic flow; Traffic incidents
- Uncontrolled Terms: Disabled vehicles
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00225536
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No 1
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Oct 21 1994 12:00AM