The report investigates the delay to freeway traffic induced by the occurrence of minor accidents. The Gulf Freeway Surveillance and Control Center uses a television system for surveillance and a digital computer for data collection and control; these were used in conjunction with a video tape recorder to study the post-accident events. Analyses of reporting, arrival, clearance, and investigation times indicate that investigation sites out of sight of freeway traffic could significantly reduce delay caused by 'gapers block.' Construction of a series of investigation areas underneath the freeway overpasses is proposed for implementation. (BPR Abstract)
Accident Reporting and Clearance Procedures on the Gulf Freeway
1969
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Civil Engineering , Passenger vehicles , Traffic , Motor vehicle accidents , Transportation , Closed circuit television , Television display systems , Digital computers , Magnetic recording systems , Data processing systems , Texas , Roads , Freeways , Disabled vehicle removal , Gulf Freeway Surveillance and Control Center , Freeway ramps
Analysis of Freeway Accident Detection
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