CONCRETE APPLICATION OF ROAD INFORMATION STRATEGIES. VMS IN ILE-DE- FRANCE. DETAILED QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION AND FIRST GLIMPSE OF SOCIO- ECONOMIC BENEFITS

The Ile-de-France main road operators have carried out several large surveys on on-site experiments to evaluate the present Variable Message Sign (VMS) strategies. This article describes the method used for the surveys to investigate the effects upon both traffic congestion and driver behaviour of the information provided. The attitude of drivers to the information provided was also investigated. A cost benefit analysis was also carried out. The results are presented and include: a) drivers' understanding of the signs, their belief in the information thus provided; b) effects upon traffic flows; c) accident rates; d) traffic deviation; and e) a cost benefit analysis. For the covering abstract see IRRD 868006.

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• Authors:
  • MOTYKA, V
  • James, B
• Conference:
  • TOWARDS AN INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST WORLD CONGRESS ON APPLICATIONS OF TRANSPORT TELEMATICS AND INTELLIGENT VEHICLE-HIGHWAY SYSTEMS, NOVEMBER 30 - 3RD DECEMBER 1994, PARIS. VOLUME 3
• Publication Date: 1994

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1364-71

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Benefit cost analysis; Conferences; Driver information systems; Drivers; Freeways; Intelligent transportation systems; Traffic flow; Urban areas; Variable message signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Modifications
• Geographic Terms: France
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 8531: Case study; 8525: Conference; 226: Cost benefit analysis; 1772: Driver; 8036: France; 9048: Modification; 2752: Motorway; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area; 574: Variable message sign
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00676088
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-89006-825-9
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 12 1995 12:00AM