| Title | Testing and Evaluation of Preliminary Design Guidelines for Disseminating Road Weather Advisory & Control Information |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 46358 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Campbell, John L.; Cluett, Christopher; Gopalakrishna, Deepak; Lichty, Monica G. |
| Corporate Creator | Battelle Seattle Research Center |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration; United States. Federal Highway Administration |
| Publisher | United States. Joint Program Office for Intelligent Transportation Systems |
| Publication Date | 20120600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | The tremendous growth in the amount of available weather and road condition information—including devices that gather weather information, models and forecasting tools for predicting weather conditions, and electronic devices used by travelers—has led the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to develop effective and specific guidelines for communicating road weather information in a way that is consistent with what travelers need, want, and will use when making travel decisions. This project, Testing and Evaluation of Preliminary Design Guidelines for Disseminating Road Weather Advisory & Control Information, builds upon the earlier Human Factors Analysis of Road Weather Advisory and Control Information project which was initiated to assist transportation officials in communicating both pre-trip and enroute road weather information effectively, consistently, and timely to meet the needs of travelers for different weather conditions and travel scenarios. This earlier project resulted in preliminary guidelines. For the current effort, these preliminary guidelines were disseminated to a broad group of transportation and road weather officials for review and use. These reviewers included staff from private agencies and State Department of Transportation (DOT) staff working at Traffic Management Centers (TMCs). Evaluation of the guidelines followed through end user surveys, on-site interviews and discussions, and application of the preliminary guidelines to assess their suitability and effectiveness for traffic operations. Valuable feedback provided by these end users was used to modify the preliminary guidelines and develop the revised guidelines. This report documents the work of the completed project. The revised guidelines are available as Report No. FHWA-JPO-12-046. |
| Rosap ID | dot:3370 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/3370 |
| ResearchHub ID | 287 |
| TRT Terms | Messages; Road weather information systems; Highway advisory radio; Advanced traveler information systems; ITS program technologies; Intelligent transportation systems; ITS program applications; Weather; Weather conditions |
| General Subjects | Road weather messages; Traveler advisory; Road weather condition forecasts; Research Hub |
| Classification | NTL - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT - ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; NTL - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS - Road Weather Management |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1472497 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-06-D-00007/ORDER T11001/WO BA07-089 |
| Report Number | FHWA-JPO-12-073 |
| Availability | Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/46000/46300/46358/FHWA-JPO-12-073_FINAL_PKG.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |