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
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Contract Numbers:
BDV29 977-48
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Sponsor Organizations:
Florida Department of Transportation
Research Center
605 Suwannee Street MS-30
Tallahassee, FL United States 32399-0450 -
Project Managers:
Gordin, Eric
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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