Title

The Concept Of Proactive Traffic Management For Enhancing Freeway Safety And Operation

Abstract

A significant amount of research in the area of freeway traffic management has been conducted in the US to address the problem of congestion caused by incidents through their early detection. Investigations have revealed that Proactive traffic management involves application of intelligent transportation systems (ITS) strategies that are intended to reduce the risk of crash occurrence. It is an evolving paradigm for managing traffic on freeways that is proactive compared to incident detection, which is considered reactive. The approach for developing real-time crash risk assessment models is to analyze historical crashes and traffic surveillance data corresponding to historical crashes and detect patterns that are observed before crash occurrence. Variable speed limit (VSL) and ramp metering strategies that specifically aim at reducing crash risk can also be developed for these traffic conditions.

Publication Date

4-1-2010

Publication Title

ITE Journal (Institute of Transportation Engineers)

Volume

80

Issue

4

Number of Pages

34-41

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

84870466149 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84870466149

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