Author(s):
T.J. Lomax, R.T. Baker
Abstract
Crashed, stalled, or disabled vehicles account for about one-quarter of all travel delay in major cities, and a much higher amount in small cities and rural areas where congestion is not usually a problem. There is an opportunity for Texas to lead the country in addressing this problem with relatively low-cost, high-return techniques that will help Texans get where they want to be safer, faster, and with a more predictable travel time. Implementing best practices can also help reduce injuries to the first responder community. The Policy Brief for this research effort offers a concise summary of the current status of incident management programs in Texas cities, and also illustrates a number of best practices and potential areas of improvement for such programs.
Report Number:
TTI-2016-10
Link(s):
Document/Product
http://tti.tamu.edu/documents/TTI-2016-10.pdf
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