Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Travelaid
Abstract:
This report discusses effectiveness of DMS and in-vehicle traffic advisory systems (IVUs) on a mountainous pass for changing driver behavior. DMS and VSL signs were installed on I-90 to provide speed limit, weather, and roadway information to motorists in order to reduce the number and severity of accidents. Report includes analysis of mean speeds and speed deviation based upon a driving simulator study.
Source(s):
University of Washington, Washington State Transportation Center; Prepared for Washington State Transportation Commission and FHWA,
https://www.wsdot.wa.gov/research/reports/fullreports/511.1.pdf
Date: 2001
Author:
Ulfarsson, Shankar, Vu, Mannering, Boyle, Morse
Keywords:
Driver behavior
Speed
Variable Speed Limit (VSL)
Traveler information
Crashes
Safety
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