Traffic Incident Management Handbook

Traffic Incident Management Handbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2000
Genre: Emergency management
ISBN:

Intended to assist agencies responsible for incident management activities on public roadways to improve their programs and operations.Organized into three major sections: Introduction to incident management; organizing, planning, designing and implementing an incident management program; operational and technical approaches to improving the incident management process.

Freeway Incident Management

Freeway Incident Management
Author: David H. Roper
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1990
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780309049122

This synthesis will be of interest to traffic engineers, planners, and others interested in how highway agencies deal with freeway incidents. Information is provided on the procedures and processes that highway agencies use to respond to traffic congestion caused by incidents on freeways. Congestion on freeways frequently is caused by incidents such as stalled vehicles or accidents that reduce the capacity of the freeway below the level of demand. This report of the Transportation Research Board describes the procedures and processes used by states to respond to traffic congestion caused by incidents on freeways.

Traffic Incident Management Systems

Traffic Incident Management Systems
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Publisher: FEMA
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2012-03
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

With full color photographs and other illustrations.

NHI Catalog

NHI Catalog
Author: National Highway Institute (U.S.)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2009
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

Traffic Control Systems Handbook

Traffic Control Systems Handbook
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 670
Release: 1976
Genre: Electronic traffic controls
ISBN:

This handbook, which was developed in recognition of the need for the compilation and dissemination of information on advanced traffic control systems, presents the basic principles for the planning, design, and implementation of such systems for urban streets and freeways. The presentation concept and organization of this handbook is developed from the viewpoint of systems engineering. Traffic control studies are described, and traffic control and surveillance concepts are reviewed. Hardware components are outlined, and computer concepts, and communication concepts are stated. Local and central controllers are described, as well as display, television and driver information systems. Available systems technology and candidate system definition, evaluation and implementation are also covered. The management of traffic control systems is discussed.

Traffic Incident Management Systems

Traffic Incident Management Systems
Author: U. S. Fire Administration
Publisher: FEMA
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2013-02-21
Genre: Emergency vehicles
ISBN:

"The original edition of this 'Traffic Incident Management Systems' (TIMS) report was released in 2008 as part of a cooperative agreement between the UFSA and the International Fire Service Training Association (IFSTA) at Oklahoma State University (OSU). The project was funded by the DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). This latest 2011 edition of TIMS was developed in response to the release of the 2009 edition of the DOT/FHWA's Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways (MUTCD). Changes in the 2009 MUTCD affected the content of the 2008 TIMS report and once again the DOT/ FHWA funded the USFA to work with IFSTA to provide an updated report."--Page 2.

Freeway Incident Management Handbook

Freeway Incident Management Handbook
Author: Robert A. Reiss
Publisher:
Total Pages: 150
Release: 1991
Genre: Express highways
ISBN:

This handbook was designed to assist responsible agencies in managing roadway incidents. It contains: 1) a general discussion of the roadway incident problem and solutions; 2) how to get an incident management program started; 3) details of incident management techniques; and, 4) administrative aspects including financing promotion, and evaluation.

ITS Sensors and Architectures for Traffic Management and Connected Vehicles

ITS Sensors and Architectures for Traffic Management and Connected Vehicles
Author: Lawrence A. Klein
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2017-08-07
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1351800973

An intelligent transportation system (ITS) offers considerable opportunities for increasing the safety, efficiency, and predictability of traffic flow and reducing vehicle emissions. Sensors (or detectors) enable the effective gathering of arterial and controlled-access highway information in support of automatic incident detection, active transportation and demand management, traffic-adaptive signal control, and ramp and freeway metering and dispatching of emergency response providers. As traffic flow sensors are integrated with big data sources such as connected and cooperative vehicles, and cell phones and other Bluetooth-enabled devices, more accurate and timely traffic flow information can be obtained. The book examines the roles of traffic management centers that serve cities, counties, and other regions, and the collocation issues that ensue when multiple agencies share the same space. It describes sensor applications and data requirements for several ITS strategies; sensor technologies; sensor installation, initialization, and field-testing procedures; and alternate sources of traffic flow data. The book addresses concerns related to the introduction of automated and connected vehicles, and the benefits that systems engineering and national ITS architectures in the US, Europe, Japan, and elsewhere bring to ITS. Sensor and data fusion benefits to traffic management are described, while the Bayesian and Dempster–Shafer approaches to data fusion are discussed in more detail. ITS Sensors and Architectures for Traffic Management and Connected Vehicles suits the needs of personnel in transportation institutes and highway agencies, and students in undergraduate or graduate transportation engineering courses.

Intelligent Transportation Systems

Intelligent Transportation Systems
Author: Robert Gordon
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2015-11-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3319147684

Intelligent Transportation Systems: Functional Design for Economical and Efficient Traffic Management provides practical guidance on the efficient use of resources in the design of ITS. The author explains how functional design alternatives can meet project objectives and requirements with optimal cost effectiveness and clarifies how transportation planning and traffic diversion principles relate to functional ITS device selections and equipment locations. Methodologies for translating objectives to functional device types, determining device deployment densities and determining the best placement of CCTV cameras and message signs are provided, as are models for evaluating the benefits of design alternatives based on traffic conditions. Readers will learn how to reduce recurrent congestion, improve incident clearance time in non-recurrent congestion, provide real-time incident information to motorists, and leverage transportation management center data for lane control through important new active transportation and demand management (ATDM) methods. Finally, the author examines exciting developments in connected vehicle technologies, exploring their potential to greatly improve safety, mobility and energy efficiency. This resource will greatly benefit all ITS designers and managers and is of pivotal importance for operating agencies performing evaluations to justify operational funding and system expansions.