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Publication

A Methodology for Assessing the Impact of Radar Transmissions on a Work Zone

Author/Presenter: Simas de Oliveira, Marcelo G.; Geisheimer, Jonathan; Greneker, Eugene F.; Leonard II, John D.
Abstract:

A new method of speed reduction in work zones is being investigated where an informational safety message is sent to drivers equipped with compatible receivers. The Safety Warning System, a currently available commercial technology, is being used as the test bed system. An experiment was set up within a work zone to detect the presence of vehicles equipped with radar detectors, stimulate them with police radar and a Safety Warning System message, and then observe their responses. Driver responses were measured by using specially modified radar guns, undetectable to vehicles with radar detectors. In this paper, the experimental design, data collection and data analysis methods are discussed along with some preliminary findings.

Source: Presented at the 81th Annual Transportation Research Board Meeting, Washington DC.
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Publication Date: January 13-17, 2002
Full Text URL: Link to URL
Publication Types: Books, Reports, Papers, and Research Articles
Topics: Radar; Speed Control; Work Zones

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