Traffic Signal Preemption for Emergency Vehicles : A Cross-Cutting Study : Putting the "First" in "First Response"

Details

• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Emergency Medical Services Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic signal preemption
  • Advanced traffic management systems
  • Emergency vehicles
  • Emergency medical services
  • Emergency response time
  • Deployment
  • Benefits
  • Costs
  • Cross sectional studies
  • Public safety
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-JPO-05-010 ; NTIS-PB2006107709
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
• Abstract:
  This cross-cutting study identifies issues associated with emergency vehicle operations and emergency vehicle preemption. This study reports information gathered during a review of publications and site visits to three jurisdictions operating emergency vehicle preemption systems. The purpose of this study is to increase awareness among stakeholders—including police, fire, rescue and emergency medical services (EMS)—about the benefits and costs of emergency vehicle preemption. This study also identifies major lessons learned to guide others in achieving similar benefits. The purpose of this study is to enable jurisdictions to benefit from the composite experience of others in an effort to reduce the time required to move from a good idea to real improvements in the delivery of emergency services.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3655/dot_3655_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.82 MB]
• Collection(s):
  ITSJPO Digital Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d55cf27b512ada2a1ac95bd97486129bf329ea4654c2a3d0578fae5069efda67764c796b5ce21af8fa75cded61e2ed022be76b44d57d8219c8448284ee99745d