Scan tour of safety-related intelligent transportation systems across the United States.

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• Creators:
  Jensen, Travis
• Corporate Creators:
  WCEC Engineers
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Intelligent transportation systems
  • Highway safety
  • State departments of transportation
  • State of the practice
  • Recommendations
  • Traffic control devices
• Publication/ Report Number:
  UT- 15.15
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Utah
• Corporate Publisher:
  Utah. Dept. of Transportation
• Abstract:
  The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has long been on the forefront of nationwide efforts to improve ; roadway safety. Their safety focus encompasses infrastructure improvements as well as non-infrastructure elements ; such as education and enforcement. ; The use of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technology is one method that UDOT uses to improve safety. ITS ; devices include variable message signs (VMS), vehicle detection, and other electronic systems that convey ; information to drivers or sense traffic conditions. UDOT is working to deploy ITS technology on the state roadway ; system where it can be an effective means of reducing crashes and crash severity. ; UDOT commissioned a scan tour and research study to identify potential safety-related ITS devices and practices in ; use around the US that could be adapted to Utah’s roadway system. This report documents the process used to ; determine scan tour locations, describes the information learned during the scan tour visits, and then presents ; recommendations for using the information to inform safety-related ITS applications in Utah. ; The research team emailed a list of survey questions about safety-related ITS applications to safety and research ; staff at other state DOTs around the county. A total of 33 responses to the initial survey were received, representing ; input from 25 states and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Responses were used to select Iowa and ; Minnesota as scan tour destinations.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  15-8748
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/29695/dot_29695_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.31 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:02af70a9bd803419bfedbdedb21a2285cdce65dc4e3f7f4fd098b94db06a47a6