Weather-Responsive Management Strategies

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• Corporate Creators:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Contributors:
  Alfelor, Roemer
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Anti-icing Connected Vehicles Road Weather Information Systems Snow And Ice Control Weather Conditions
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Abstract:
  Over the last 10 years, vehicle crashes have averaged more than 5.7 million per year. Twenty-one percent of those crashes—nearly1.21 million— occurred under adverse weather conditions. On average, nearly 6,000 people are killed and over 445,000 are injured in weather-related crashes each year. Likewise, the delays associated with weather can be profound, resulting in significant losses in efficiency. WRTM strategies provide relevant and timely information to agencies on the need for appropriate traffic intervention methods to mitigate the impacts of weather-related road and traffic conditions. The result is improved mobility, reduced delays, and safer travel during inclement weather. WRMM strategies are also used by agencies to improve mobility and safety in adverse weather, as well as reduce the negative environmental impacts and costs associated with road salt use.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:18cd27d68a023a08ec007747abe1ede28305d99dac5bf503d133f794c51dddfd8d60d0dbf73ed627bd5cace250f541434efc67e0014595a8388ac61a197f33b8
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/90160/dot_90160_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.11 MB ]