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<item><title>ITS Benefits >> In Michigan, 8 of 108 volunteers who drove light vehicles equipped with an integrated crash warning system indicated the system prevented them from having a crash.</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Field Operational Test Final Program Report  (June 2011)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/31/2013 09:18:05 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00727?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> In Michigan, 108 volunteers who drove 16 vehicles equipped with crash warning systems indicated the blind-spot detection component of the lane-change/merge crash warning system was the most useful and satisfying aspect of the integrated system. </title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Vehicle-Based Safety Systems Field Operational Test Final Program Report  (June 2011)          ITS Benefits Database     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(November 2011)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>01/02/2013 09:48:50 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2012-00275?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Forward collision warning systems have potential to prevent 23.8 percent of crashes involving large trucks.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluating crash avoidance countermeasures using data from FMCS's/NHTSA's large truck accident causation study (2009)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/07/2012 05:05:32 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00811?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> 91 percent of volunteer drivers that tested V2V communications safety features indicated they would like to have these technologies on their personal vehicle.</title><description><![CDATA[Light Vehicle Driver Acceptance Clinics: Preliminary Results (Presentation)  (05/21/2012)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>08/24/2012 04:34:07 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/ITS/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2012-00785?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> An industry analysis found the cost of Forward Collision Warning Systems for large trucks ranged from $1,415 to $1,843 per vehicle. </title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Forward Collision Warning Systems for the Trucking Industry  (02/27/2009)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/30/2011 10:09:50 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2011-00218?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> A benefit-cost analysis of Forward Collision Warning Systems for the trucking industry found benefits per dollar spent values of $1.33 to $7.22 with varying estimates of efficiency and annual VMT.</title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of Benefits and Costs of Forward Collision Warning Systems for the Trucking Industry  (02/27/2009)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/20/2011 03:31:00 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2011-00720?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> Collision Avoidance Systems for transit buses ranged from $900 for a Lane Departure Warning System to $2,550 for a Side Object Detection System</title><description><![CDATA[Assessing the Business Case for Integrated Collision Avoidance Systems on Transit Buses (August 2007)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>12/15/2009 03:04:08 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System (April 2006)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/21/2008 01:57:33 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00576?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Evaluation data show that forward collision warning systems (CWS) alone, and CWS bundled with adaptive cruise control (ACC) and advanced braking systems (AdvBS) can improve safety for commercial vehicles.</title><description><![CDATA[Conditional Analysis of Safety Benefits of a Collision Warning System and Adaptive Cruise Control in Commercial Trucks (21-25 January  2007
)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>10/02/2008 04:08:41 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00570?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Survey data collected from tractor trailer drivers with one to three years of experience driving with intelligent vehicle safety systems (IVSS) indicate that IVSS lowers their perceived workload by 14 to 21 percent over a range of driving conditions.</title><description><![CDATA[Phase II Driver Survey Report: Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test: Final Report (28 October 2004)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/23/2008 03:36:19 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00583?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Widespread deployment of integrated countermeasure systems could prevent over 48 percent of rear-end, run-off-road, and lane change crashes.</title><description><![CDATA[Integrated Vehicle Based Safety Systems: A Major ITS Initiative (August 2005)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>09/16/2008 01:29:45 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00572?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Approximately 80 percent of the truck drivers surveyed indicated that collision warning systems  made them more vigilant, helped them maintain a safer following distance, and increased their reaction time and awareness.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test: Final Report - Version 1.3 (1/5/2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/23/2008 08:09:56 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00589?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> The initial costs for collision warning systems (CWS) can be high making it difficult for fleets that experience few crashes to deploy cost-effective solutions.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test: Final Report - Version 1.3 (1/5/2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/23/2008 08:04:51 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00581?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> Cost estimates to install collision warning systems (CWS) range from $2,000 to $3,000 per tractor.  Bundled packages of CWS and adaptive cruise control cost approximately $2,300; the cost is approximately $6,300 if an advanced braking system is added.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test: Final Report - Version 1.3 (1/5/2007)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/20/2008 10:31:16 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2008-00176?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Benefits >> Trucks equipped with collision warning systems, adaptive cruise control, and advanced braking systems have the potential to reduce truck-initiated rear-end crashes by up to 28 percent.</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of the Volvo Intelligent Vehicle Initiative Field Operational Test: Final Report - Version 1.3 (1/5/2007)          ITS Benefits Database     http://itsweb.noblis.org]]></description><pubDate>05/15/2008 10:36:36 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itsbenefits.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/B2008-00571</link></item><item><title>ITS Costs >> The costs of the in-vehicle components of precision docking technology ranged from $2,700 to $14,000 per bus depending on the number of units produced.</title><description><![CDATA[Assessment of the Applicability of Cooperative Vehicle-Highway Automation Systems to Bus Transit and Intermodal Freight: Case Study Feasibility Analyses in the Metropolitan Chicago Region (8/19/2004)          ITS Costs Database     http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov]]></description><pubDate>05/13/2008 11:43:35 AM</pubDate><link>http://www.itscosts.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/SummID/SC2008-00177?OpenDocument&amp;Query=Home</link></item><item><title>ITS Lessons >> Incorporate proven technologies and false alarm reduction strategies in the design of future Automotive Collision Avoidance Systems (ACAS).</title><description><![CDATA[Evaluation of an Automotive Rear-End Collision Avoidance System (April 2006).          ITS Lessons Learned Knowledge Resource     http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/]]></description><pubDate>02/07/2007 03:07:46 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;24304E7E709FD82A8525725A007DB9F0</link></item><item><title>New Lessons Database Entry >> Find innovative funding resources to help finance management and operations (M&amp;O) strategies and ITS.</title><description><![CDATA[     Getting More by Working Together - Opportunities for Linking Planning and Operations.  November 2004 .          ]]></description><pubDate>10/11/2006 12:13:40 PM</pubDate><link>http://www.itslessons.its.dot.gov/its/benecost.nsf/Lesson?OpenForm&amp;ADD62E2288FBD36D8525707E0061C4CC</link></item></channel>
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