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Federal Highway Administration Research and Technology
Coordinating, Developing, and Delivering Highway Transportation Innovations
| Project Information | ||
| Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-10-0033 | |
| Project Name: | Dilemma Zone Intelligent Transportation Systems for High-Speed Intersections | |
| Project Status: | Active | |
| Start Date: | May 1, 2014 | |
| End Date: | June 10, 2014 | |
| Contact Information | ||
| Last Name: | Huang | |
| First Name: | Peter | |
| Telephone: | 202-493-3484 | |
| E-mail: | peter.huang@dot.gov | |
| Office: | Office of Operations Research and Development | |
| Team: | Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team [HRDO-20] | |
| Program: | Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR) (2% of Adjusted CA) | |
| Laboratory: | Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory | |
| Project detail | ||
| Roadmap/Focus area(s): | Intersections | |
| Project Description: | The project will include hardware and software development and field testing. | |
| Goals: | The key project objective is to reduce the risk of the dilemma zone, which is a safety problem at high-speed intersections when a driver sees a yellow light and does not know whether to go or stop. This project will develop a warning system to help drivers overcome the dilemma zone problem. | |
| Field Test: | The field test was performed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center's (TFHRC's) Saxton Transportation Operations Laboratory (TOL) testbed, and on public roads in Maryland and Virginia. | |
| Product Type: | Hardware Research report Software | |
| Test Methodology: | Simulation and field testing | |
| Expected Benefits: | The expected benefit is improved safety at high-speed intersections. | |
| Deliverables: | Name: Final report and a prototype system. Product Type(s): Research report, Hardware, Software Description: The prototype system will be installed at Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) for testing and demo. The final report will be published for public distribution. | |
| FHWA Topics: | Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) | |
| TRT Terms: | Intersections Safety Dilemma Zone Traffic Signals Operations Research |
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| FHWA Disciplines: | Operations Safety |
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| Subject Areas: | Safety and Human Factors Operations and Traffic Management |
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