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Title:

Road Weather Service System in Finland and Savings in Driving Costs

Abstract:

To improve the timeliness of winter maintenance activities, the Finnish National Road Administration has developed an automated information system that transmits actual and forecast weather and road surface information to road maintenance personnel. It was estimated that improved maintenance response would decrease accidents by three to 17 percent. The estimated cost savings due accident reductions, delay reductions and vehicle costs were $900,000 per year, $60,000 per year and $20,000 per year, respectively

Source(s):

Transportation Research Record 1387, Finnish National Road Administration (Finland). For a copy of this resource, please direct your request to WeatherFeedback@dot.gov.

Date: 1992

Author:

Pilli-Sihvola, Toivonen, Kantonen

Keywords:


Weather information

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