Implementation and Evaluation of a Buried Cable Roadside Animal Detection System and Deer Warning Sign

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• Creators:
  Druta, Cristian ; Alden, Andrew S.
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Corporate Contributors:
  Virginia Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Animal vehicle crashes
  • Animals
  • Deer
  • Evaluation and assessment
  • Roadside
  • Warning signs
  • Animal detection system
  • buried cable detection system: deer-vehicle collisions: animal-vehicle collisions: deer crash mitigation
• Publication/ Report Number:
  109863
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Virginia
• Edition:
  Final Contract
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Abstract:
  Animal-vehicle collisions (AVC), and deer-vehicle collisions (DVC) in particular, are a major safety problem on Virginia roads. Mitigation measures such as improved fencing and location-specific driver alerts are being implemented and evaluated in Virginia and elsewhere. One of the most promising mitigation methods uses a buried cable animal detection system (BCADS) to provide roadside or in-vehicle warnings to approaching drivers based on the active presence of an animal on or near the roadway. BCADS may also be deployed in combination with exposure controls such as fencing to provide monitored, at-grade, animal crossing zones where conventional passages (e.g. culverts and bridges) are unavailable. In this study, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in collaboration with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) implemented and monitored the performance of a BCADS on a public road to provide a real-world assessment of system capabilities and possible operation issues. The BCADS has proved effective and reliable in a previous evaluation performed under more controlled and secure conditions at the Virginia Smart Road facility in Blacksburg, VA.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  FHWA/VCTIR 19-R28
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/42620/dot_42620_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.76 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:f384c5c85e7f2afbcee320bed95f2fe4650358ee06a296821d13936398634631