By providing drivers with advanced warning, animal detection systems reduce the likelihood of animal-vehicle collisions on roads in or adjacent to wildlife habitat. As the majority of large mammals…
Animal detection systems are relatively new on the traveler information scene and as a result many people have not become accustomed to seeing them on roadsides. It takes time before drivers become…
Animal detection systems are relatively new; having yet to be deployed on a large scale at the national level. It is likely that common problems will surface which will need to be remedied. In order…
The process of selecting a vendor should always be one of careful consideration. Because animal detection systems are so new, the level of expertise in this small field varies among vendors. To…
METHODOLOGYThe study area was on US Highway 191 inside of the Yellowstone National Park, with a posted speed limit of 55 mi/hour. The data collection period occurred over two weeks in which there…
An Animal Warning System has been deployed in the Greater Yellowstone Rural Intelligent Transportation Systems (GYRITS) corridor. A transmitter is installed along the road where a high number of…