Best Practices for Road Weather Management Version 2.0
Title:
Evaluation Methods and Lessons Learned from the Minnesota Department of Transportation Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test
Abstract:
As part of the Intelligent Vehicle Initiative (IVI), Mn/DOT tested technologies designed to provide operators of snowplows, ambulances, and police patrol cars a means to maintain desired lane position and avoid collisions with obstacles during periods of low visibility. This project was a three-year effort to develop, test, and evaluate a lateral guidance and collision avoidance system to assist drivers under adverse weather conditions such as blowing snow, fog, and rain. Due to the lack of snow and low visibility conditions during the winter of 2001-2002, the evaluation of the Mn/DOT IVI FOT was not carried out in accordance with the plan. As a result, FHWA determined that evaluation efforts should focus on two activities (1) documenting the evaluation methods and lessons learned, and (2) performing an assessment of the drivers' acceptance of Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems. Benefits arise from the expectation that the specially equipped snowplows can clear roads faster, safer, more accurately, and under more adverse weather conditions than conventional snowplows. This should result in fewer crashes involving snowplows, and improved driving conditions for the public on roads that are open more of the time, are safer to drive on, and which allow driving at somewhat higher speeds during periods of heavy snow.
Source(s):
Battelle, Prepared for the U.S.DOT
https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3918
Date: 2003
Author:
Battelle
Keywords:
Maintenance vehicle
Winter maintenance
Benefits
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