Operational and safety-based analyses of varied toll lanes.

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• Creators:
  Valdes Diaz, Didier M. ; Ruiz Gonzalez, Johnathan ; Colucci Rios, Benjamin ; Ruiz Cruz, Bryan ; Garcia Rosario, Ricardo ; Colon Torres, Enid
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Puerto Rico (Mayaguez Campus)
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • High occupancy toll lanes
  • Toll roads
  • Highway safety
  • Traffic safety
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Puerto Rico
• Corporate Publisher:
  University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  Over the past decades, fatal crashes and severe injuries have been observed to ; increase in highway facilities. This has created a big concern among different ; transportation agencies and other organizations such as State Departments of ; Transportation (DOT) and the World Health Organization (WHO). One of the most ; important components of highway operations that is affected by the increase in crashes ; are toll road systems. ; Recent toll plaza designs have changed drastically due to the implementation of ; new technologies such as Electronic Toll Collection (ETC). Although these emerging ; features are developed to improve toll plaza operations, it has altered driver behavior ; and increased crash frequency as a result of driver confusion and difficult merging ; scenarios that occur when approaching toll plazas with alternative payment methods. ; Driving simulators are cost-efficient devices that can be used to understand how these ; changes affect driving behavior and safety issues in toll roads without endangering the ; health of the participants. Past studies have used driving simulators to evaluate the ; effectiveness of pavement markings, crash cushions, traffic control devices, Variable ; Message Signs (VMS) and other emerging technologies.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/31638/dot_31638_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.05 MB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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