Freeway Services Patrols: A State of the Practice
Date Posted
09/21/2000
Identifier
2000-B00130
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Freeway Services Patrols: A State of the Practice

Summary Information

Incident management programs with freeway service patrols have proven to be very successful at reducing incident detection time and duration. With a high benefit-to-cost ratio (ranging from 2:1 to 36.2:1), programs such as these are becoming more popular with the motoring public, politicians, and the agencies that support/operate them.



Results of Service Patrol Benefit-Cost Studies:

 

LOCATION

PATROL NAME

YEAR PERFORMED

B/C RATINGS

Charlotte, NC Incident Management Assistance Patrol

1993

3:1 to 7:1

Chicago, IL Emergency Traffic Patrol

1990

17:1

Dallas, TX Courtesy Patrol

1995

3.3:1 to 36.2:1

Denver, CO Mile High Courtesy Patrol

1996

20:1 to 23:1

Detroit, MI Freeway Courtesy Patrol

1995

14:1

Fresno, CA Freeway Service Patrol

1995

12.5:1

Houston, TX Motorist Assistance Program

1994

6.6:1 to 23.3:1

Los Angeles, CA Metro Freeway Service Patrol

1993

11:1

Minneapolis, MN Highway Helper

1995

5:1

New York & Westchester Co., NY Highway Emergency Local Patrol

1995

23.5:1

Norfolk, VA Safety Service Patrol

1995

2:1 to 2.5:1

Oakland, CA Freeway Service Patrol

1991

3.5:1

Orange Co., CA Freeway Service Patrol

1995

3:1

Riverside Co., CA Freeway Service Patrol

1995

3:1

Sacramento, CA Freeway Service Patrol

1995

5.5:1

Freeway Services Patrols: A State of the Practice

Freeway Services Patrols: A State of the Practice
Source Publication Date
01/12/1998
Author
Fenno, David W. and Michael A. Ogden
Publisher
Paper presented at the 77th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting. Washington, District of Columbia
Goal Areas
Deployment Locations