Evaluation of an active wildlife-sensing and driver warning system at Trapper’s Point.

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• Creators:
  Dai, Qiyue ; Young, Rhonda ; Vander Giessen, Steven
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Wyoming. Department of Civil Engineering
• Corporate Contributors:
  Wyoming. Department of Transportation
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Wildlife
  • Crash avoidance systems
  • Traffic safety and wildlife--Wyoming--Sublette County
  • Motor vehicles--Collision avoidance systems--Wyoming--Sublette County
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-WY-09/03F
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Wyoming
• Edition:
  Final report; Aug. 2006-Dec.2008.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Wyoming. Department of Transportation
• Abstract:
  Collisions with wildlife are a serious concern on American highways. In Wyoming, the concern has prompted the Wyoming Department of Transportation ; to construct an experimental wildlife detection and driver warning system at Trapper’s Point, north of the town of Pinedale on US Highway 191. The ; focus of this thesis is two-fold: to develop a framework to determine whether the driver warning system is effective at modifying driver behavior and to ; develop a framework to determine whether the wildlife detection system reliably detects the presence wildlife on the roadside. Transportation agencies ; have attempted to solve the deer-vehicle collision problem with a wide variety of solutions. Published literature was reviewed to analyze the effectiveness ; of these solutions with a spotlight on other active, wildlife-detecting driver warning systems. The system at Trapper’s Point utilizes the Eagle Intrusion ; Detection System (EIDS), originally developed by Telonics, Inc for military applications. Seismic and passive infrared sensors are designed to detect the ; presence of wildlife and trigger the flashing lights atop six signs that read “DEER ON ROAD WHEN FLASHING”. Many difficulties with the wildlife ; detection system and data collection equipment were experienced during this study. This report describes these problems in detail and analyzes the system ; using three measures of effectiveness: accurate detection of wildlife, changes in driver behavior, and crash reduction.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  RS10(206)
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/17220/dot_17220_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.61 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:e56292f7f230a5fe5f954465218f31a1daf2d28ae0041609fe19a056b5b6b33c