Strategies to Identify and Mitigate Secondary Crashes Using Real-Time Traffic Data on Florida's Turnpike

The objectives of this project are: (1) Investigate ways to accurately identify secondary crashes on the Florida Turnpike System using real-time traffic and incident data. (2) Identify factors that influence the occurrence of secondary crashes on the Florida Turnpike system. (3) Develop a communication plan to inform drivers on the Florida Turnpike System and the first responders in real-time of potential secondary crashes. (4) Explore the potential of emerging communication technologies and Connected Vehicle technologies in identifying and mitigating secondary crashes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Contract Numbers:

  BDV29 977-48

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Gordin, Eric

• Performing Organizations:

  Florida International University

  Civil and Environmental Engineering
  10555 W. Flagler Street, EC 3680
  Miami, FL  United States  33174
• Principal Investigators:

  Alluri, Priyanka

• Start Date: 20181211
• Expected Completion Date: 20210531
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Communications; Connected vehicles; Incident management; Real time information; Secondary crashes; Technological innovations; Traffic data
• Identifier Terms: Florida Turnpike
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01688410
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BDV29 977-48
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Dec 13 2018 2:44PM