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Title:

Getting Clear on Fog-Related Crashes in Tampa Bay

Abstract:

This paper discusses a four-step process employed to evaluate advanced fog-detection technologies and suggest possible strategies to address fog-related incidents in the Tampa Bay Area. On a foggy morning in December 1996, 54 vehicles in nine pileups left one person dead and 24 injured and tied up traffic on the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (I-275) in the Tampa Bay, Florida area for seven hours. Due to the costs, the Florida DOT wanted to carefully examine technological options to warn motorists about fog.

Source(s):

ITE Journal, Feb. 2000 issue, University of South Florida, Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR). For a copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 2000

Author:

Turner, Pietrzyk

Keywords:


Visibility
Crashes
Safety

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