Multiple Placement of Radar Speed Reporting Devices
Status: Complete
Description: The speed monitoring display (SMD) developed in the late 1970s is one of the promising technologies that have been successfully applied both in the U.S. and abroad. The SMD informs drivers of their speeds and thereby encourages them to slow down if they are traveling above the speed limit. The objective of the system is to reduce the speed of traffic and increase speed limit compliance.
The primary objective of this evaluation was to assess the long-term effectiveness of SMDs in long-term work zones on rural interstate highways. To achieve this goal, three SMDs were deployed in a work zone area on I-80 near Lincoln, Nebraska. The effectiveness of the system was studied over a period of five weeks.
The SMDs were found to be effective in lowering speeds and increasing the uniformity of speeds over a period of five weeks.
Report: www.ctre.iastate.edu/smartwz/reports/MwSWZDI-2002-Pesti-Speed_Display.pdf *357 kb (Published: 2002)
State conducting research: Nebraska
Vendor: Speed Measurement Labs
Author: Pesti, Geza (University of Nebraska, Lincoln)
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