Benefit
A survey of drivers in Oakland County, Michigan revealed that 72 percent believe that they are better off after deployment of adaptive signal control.
May 1997
Oakland County,Michigan,United States
Summary Information
Eight-hundred drivers recently surveyed in Oakland County, Michigan saw the outlines of an even more congested future in their county, which already shares with a neighbor the strain of having the highest percentage of single-occupancy-vehicle use in the nation. Generally, the drivers said FAST-TRAC can help relieve some of the problems and definitely can contribute to safer left turns. 72 percent of the surveyed drivers said they are better off for having FAST-TRAC. Over 50 percent said they did not think it was possible to increase rush hour traffic on current roads by 20 percent.
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Goal Areas
Typical Deployment Locations
Metropolitan Areas
Keywords
traffic signals, adaptive signals, SCATS
Benefit ID: 2000-00111
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