NTL Catalog Record

Title	Technology in rural transportation : simple solution #1 : traveler warnings for spot hazardous conditions
Record ID	23568
Corporate Creator	Enterprise
Publisher	Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Publication Date	19970000
Abstract	This application was identified as a promising rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) solution under a project sponsored by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the ENTERPRISE program. This summary describes the solution as well as opportunities for expansion into the broader context of rural ITS. In summary, ice tends to form on bridges and overpasses before it does on other portions of the roadway. Given that the main roadway may not be icy, drivers often do not anticipate icy conditions on bridges, etc., and are therefore not prepared. This simple solution equips those sites most susceptible to icing with detectors connected locally to a device that warns drivers to slow down and use caution on the icy surface.
TRT Terms	Intelligent transportation systems ; Icy roads ; Bridges ; Warning signs ; Hazards ; Rural transportation
General Subjects	Hazardous road conditions; ITS
Classification	NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	FHWA-RD-97-112
Resource type	Research Paper
URL	http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov//JPODOCS/REPTS_TE//3205.pdf
Format	PDF
Language:	English
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