Newest Benefit Entries

Added: 05/09/2013

Red light violation cameras significantly reduce rates of red light running at ticketed intersections and those in the same travel corridor.(January 2013)

Added: 05/09/2013

In-vehicle technologies that use automated braking to prevent rear-end collisions can reduce drivers injured by 19 to 57 percent.(October 2010)

Added: 05/09/2013

Light vehicles that automatically activate in-vehicle alerts, seat belt tensioners, and braking systems can reduce fatalities by 3.7 percent.(June 2011)

Added: 05/09/2013

Right angle crashes were reduced by 86 percent, total crashes by 57 percent, and estimated severity costs by $268,900 in a two year analysis of red-light traffic signal enforcement in New Jersey.(November 2012)

Added: 05/09/2013

Improvements in commercial vehicle travel times, fuel savings and emission reductions are five times greater when using an Automated License Plate Recognition system to determine inspection pull overs in conjunction with an electronic credentialling system.(21-25 September 2009)

Added: 05/09/2013

Adding an Automated License Plate Reader system to supplement an electronic credentialing system produces an estimated benefit cost ratio of 26.2:1.(21-25 September 2009)

Added: 05/09/2013

Nearly 92 percent of warnings issued to drivers by an improved prototype Lane Departure Warning System are valid.(March 2013)

Added: 05/09/2013

Eco-cruise control (ECC) systems that use topography information to maximize engine performance can reduce fuel consumption 5 to 15 percent.(02/19/2013)

Added: 05/09/2013

Adaptive signal control at 12 intersections improved average travel time up to 39 percent on Route MO-291.(March 2010)

Added: 05/09/2013

Benefit-to-cost ratios for six dynamic message signs on two freeways ranged from 1.38:1 to 16.95:1 based on total crashes; however, hazard warnings posted during incidents were ineffective at reducing secondary crashes.(12/17/2010)