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Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-10-0034 |
Project Name: | Dilemma Zone Safety Intelligent Transportation Systems Phase II |
Status: | Active |
Contact: | Last Name: Huang First Name: Peter Telephone: 202-493-3484 E-mail: peter.huang@dot.gov |
Organization: | Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) |
Office: |
Office of Operations Research and Development |
Team: |
Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team |
Roadmap/Focus area(s): |
Intersections Comprehensive Approach to Safety |
Project Findings: | Data not yet available |
Project Description: | This is a Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project that will develop a final Dilemma Zone Safety Intelligent Transportation System, which can detect and warn vehicles that risk running into a dilemma zone at a high-speed intersection. The system also has the capability to extend green time to avoid a dilemma zone situation and improve safety at the intersection. |
Laboratories: |
Transportation Operations Laboratory |
Start Date: | August 1, 2010 |
End Date: | September 1, 2012 |
Funding Amount: | $750,000.00 |
FHWA Program Name: | Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA) |
Goals: | The key project objective is to improve high-speed intersection safety and operations. |
Project Type: | Offsite |
Background Information: | Dilemma zone problems have been a major topic for a long time. With new wireless communication technologies, microprocessing, and Light Emitting Diode Flashers, there is an opportunity to build a more effective dilemma zone safety system. |
Test Methodology: | field test |
Other Information: | Data not yet available |
Partners: | Data not yet available |
More Information URL(s): | |
Fieldtest: |
yes |
Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is a significant reduction in crashes caused by dilemma zone problems at high speed intersections. |
Deliverables: |
Name: Final research report and a prototype system Product Type(s): Research report, Software, Hardware Description: A functional system that can improve intersection safety Audiences: Safety researchers, Traffic engineers, State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: |
Related URL(s): | |
FHWA Topics: |
Safety--Intersection Safety |
TRT Terms: |
intersection safety ITS for Intersection safety |
FHWA Disciplines: |
Operations |
Subject Areas: |
Operations and Traffic Management |