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Pavement friction sensors should target travel lanes instead of shoulder areas where wet pavement can persist causing VSL systems to reduce traffic speeds without need.
Lessons learned during the three month pilot project in Texas included the following:
Pavement friction sensors should target travel lanes instead of shoulder areas where wet pavement can persist…
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Date Posted
04/07/2017
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Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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Variable speed limit pilot found to be effective reducing the number of overall crashes.
Benefits
During the variable speed limit pilot in Texas, two safety benefits were observed.
Total number of crashes overall was reduced.
At two of the three sites there was a reduction in the…
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Date Posted
06/26/2016
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Variable Speed Limits (TM20)
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INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE
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