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Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) can provide route diversion information during periods of congestion when phone and internet travel advisory systems are not available; benefit-to-cost ratios can range from 4:1 to 16:1 assuming a 5 to 20 percent complian

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Findings Based on the online surveys of state department of transportation and emergency management, ongoing benefits of HAR include:   Provides more detail than other traveler information…
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03/21/2018

Benefit-Cost Ratios of up to 25.8:1 have been produced in regions with aggressive Freeway Service Patrol programs.

FINDINGSVery few of the programs surveyed reported conducting an official benefit-cost ratio analysis. Currently, no national standard exists for measuring the benefit-cost ratio of service patrol…
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03/26/2014
Taxonomy (ARC-IT) Roadway Service Patrols (PS08)

Variable Pricing Systems worldwide indicate an increase in transit use and improved travel times and speeds system wide (priced lanes and general purpose lanes).

FINDINGSConversion of HOV lanes to HOT lanesEarly evaluations in San Diego (I-15 FasTrak) and Houston (US-290 and I-10 QuickRide) indicated that HOV to HOT conversions can increase lane use by 21 to…
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11/30/2011

An analysis of the effectiveness of electronic stability control (ESC) at reducing single-vehicle crashes in passenger cars and SUVs (1997-2002 crash data from five States) suggested that single-vehicle crashes were reduced by 35 percent for passenge

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Based on all police-reported crashes in 7 states over 2 years, electronic stability control (ESC) reduced single-vehicle crash involvement risk by approximately 41 percent and single-vehicle injury crash involvement risk by 41 percent.

Notes:Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, New Mexico, and Utah
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05/29/2008

Continuous Outreach and Engagement Contributes to the Success of Technology Deployment.

This study led to the following lessons learned: “Collaboration between public and private sector stakeholders resulted in an overall better understanding of the individual segments of the petroleum…
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04/30/2021

Avoid using blank messages on dynamic message signs (DMS) including dashes for travel time applications as drivers may not understand these signs or assume they are broken.

Avoid using blank messages including dashes for travel time applications as drivers may not understand these signs or assume they are broken. For applications that provide comparative travel times, a…
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09/26/2017

Average cost to install a highway advisory radio station ranged from $40,000 to $50,000 as reported by agencies that continue to use this technology.

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Highway advisory radio (HAR) is an older strategy for disseminating traveler information, but it is still valuable for regional traveler information, especially in emergencies. To understand the…
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02/26/2018