ENTERPRISE member agencies have indicated an interest in learning more about countermeasures for wrong way driving, including countermeasures that utilize Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) technologies. The project will conduct a literature review of existing countermeasures to identify active countermeasures, then gather details from agencies about these current deployments. By collecting details about wrong way countermeasures from agencies with active deployments, the project aims to understand and document which approaches have the greatest impacts, which are socially acceptable, and which have institutional issues. The overall goal of the project is to provide a repository of relevant information and to help increase the industry's understanding of which wrong way countermeasures are most effective under various conditions.
This study evaluated wrong-way-driving (WWD) crash countermeasures at freeway ramps and frontage roads. Specifically, the study focused on the safety ...
In Illinois, there were 217 wrong-way crashes on freeways from 2004 to 2009, resulting in 44 killed and248 injured. This research project sought to de...
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