WTI

Safety and Operations Completed Projects

• Advanced Vehicle-Based Countermeasures for Alcohol-Related Crashes

  To develop and evaluate vehicle-based countermeasures for alcohol impairment

• Rural Public Safety and Communication Model Deployment Initiative: State of the Practice (Showcase Evaluation #7)

  The State of the Practice will document innovative transportation-related emergency medical service technology and communications applications, activities or projects employed by state emergency medical services agencies.

• Blackfeet Automated Accident Reporting System

  To improve accident reporting through the application of advanced technology to increase the accuracy and completeness of accident reporting and to reduce the time necessary.

• Narrows Oversize Vehicle Identification System (Showcase Evaluation #13)

  This evaluation will compare oversize vehicle detection systems, assess their effectiveness, and provide recommendations for an integrated detection and traveler information system to improve safety in the Narrows Corridor of northern California.

• California & Oregon Advanced Transportation Systems (COATS): Phase 3

  The objective of this project is to provide research and support activities to help California and Oregon achieve the COATS vision of promoting bi-state cooperation and communication that will develop, deploy and coordinate cost-effective and environmentally agreeable intelligent transportation systems.

• Grand Canyon Nat'l Park Variable Message Sign

  The purpose of this project is to support implementation and evaluation of a VMS/HAR pilot deployment in Grand Canyon National Park.

• Static Warning Signs for Occasional Hazards: A Synthesis of Research & Practice

  Synthesize information concerning the effectiveness of static warning signs and alternative feasible measures that are proven to effectively alert drivers to impending hazards.

• California Vehicle-Highway Cooperative Systems: Rural Fleet Application Case Study

  This project will develop a blueprint for building a prototype rural Vehicle-Highway Cooperative System in northern California.

• Field Study to Evaluate Intrusion Detection Technology: Intersection Crash Avoidance

  To field test and evaluate intrusion detection technologies and locked gate technology as a solution for protecting low volume grade crossings on the higher speed rail corridor between Eugene, Oregon and Vancouver, British Columbia

• Evaluating Accuracy of RWIS Sensors (Showcase Evaluation #4)

  This evaluation effort will compare the operating characteristics of various detection technologies in a ruralenvironment, assess their effectiveness, and providerecommendations for deployment in rural environments.