Methodology
Data related to 14 winter weather events, gathered during the 2020-2021 winter season, were used to analyze driver behavior. To evaluate the effectiveness of the system on influencing…
Methodology
Wright County, Minnesota was selected as the key study area for the mileage-based user fee (MBUF) as it had the highest population of counties adjoining the Twin Cities Metro Area,…
Methodology
The in-vehicle safety alerts used two different kinds of alerts: visual and audible. Visual alerts showed the same traffic control device on the smartphone as appeared on the roadside (e…
Drivers generally saw the potential of the in-vehicle safety alerts, but disliked the presence of non-revenue features in the test. Results indicated that adding or offering these features once the…
The lessons below were summarized from more detailed information provided in the source report.
Plan to resolve issues with data collection and equipment reliability.
Reliability of the smartphone…
Weigh-in Motion (WIM) systems allow the measurement of vehicle weight and axle loads as vehicles drive over sensors embedded in the roadway. One evaluated system (System 1) included commercially…