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Traffic Incident Management > Surveillance & Detection

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Modeling performed as part of an evaluation of nine ITS implementation projects in San Antonio, Texas indicated that integrating DMS, incident management, and arterial traffic control systems could reduce delay by 5.9 percent.(May 2000)

Evaluation indicated that integrating DMS and incident management systems could reduce crashes by 2.8 percent, and that integrating DMS and arterial traffic control systems could decrease crashes by 2 percent, in San Antonio, Texas.(May 2000)

Evaluation of freeway DMS integrated with incident management in San Antonio, Texas, found fuel consumption reduced by 1.2 percent; integrating the DMS with arterial traffic control systems could save 1.4 percent. (May 2000)

Innovations in Transportation and Air Quality: Twelve Exemplary Projects(1996)

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Build a strong partnership between transportation and public safety agencies, and establish clear operational rules from the start.(July 2006)

Allocate sufficient resources for technology deployment and operator training to improve incident detection and verification.(April 2000)

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