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I use my car to drive my children to school.
“I have two kids and I need my car to drive them to and from school and bring them to their sports activities and music lessons after school. One thing that really concerns me is traffic at intersections--I often see people going through red lights and failing to stop at stop signs. Will connected vehicles help keep my family safe as I drive through busy intersections?”
Here's how Connected Vehicle technology will benefit you: Another application called Left-Turn Assist (LTA) would inform you when it is unsafe to start making a turn in front of another vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. NHTSA says this application would prevent 36 to 62 percent of left-turn crashes. Taken together, NHTSA estimates that IMA and LTA would prevent between 413,000 and 592,000 crashes, save between 777 and 1,083 lives, and reduce 191,000 to 270,000 injuries. ![]()
I walk or bike to most places.
“I know that I pay attention and obey the rules when I'm walking and trying to cross an intersection, but what about cars and other vehicles on the road? When I'm entering a crosswalk on foot does the driver turning into the intersection know I'm there? The most important thing to me as a pedestrian is detection--I need to know that I'll be safe trying to cross the street.”
Here's how Connected Vehicle technology will benefit you: The technology can also alert you of potential hazardous situations at intersections via your mobile device, giving you the information you need to more safely cross the street. ![]()
I care about how transportation affects the environment.
“Taking care of the environment is important to me. And it carries over into my commuting choices. I'm interested in learning about technologies that can give me real-time information about my commute, information that tells me commuting options and lets me choose the transportation mode or route that has the slightest impact on the environment.”
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I take public transportation.
“ Every work day, I take a bus and then a train to the office. It's important to me that I have control over my schedule and I'm kept informed when there are delays in service. As long as I have the option to keep informed during my commute, my day starts and ends on a good note.”
Here's how Connected Vehicle technology will benefit you: Researchers are working on technologies that will give you even more detailed bus- and train-related information. Using a communications system called designated short range communications (DSRC), cars and trucks will be able to “talk” to buses and trains about conditions that may affect transit schedules, such as backups, work-zone detours, and weather-related delays. This detailed, specific information will be accessible on your computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other wireless device before you set out for the day, ensuring the most seamless commuting experience possible. ![]()
I drive a commercial truck.
“My job requires me to put in long hours and I’m often on the road at all hours of the day and night. A lot of time is wasted waiting in long lines at freight facilities to pick up or deliver my loads. And many times after I make my deliveries, I end up going back with my truck empty. Will connected vehicles help me out with these problems?”
Here's how Connected Vehicle technology will benefit you: Another solution called a load-matching application would use information posted on a web forum by shippers and receivers to let empty trucks know of loads nearby that they could transport on the way back to their point of origin. This would allow you to reduce the number of empty and unproductive hauls you make every day. ![]()
I'm a first responder.
“My job is to respond to roadway emergencies. The more information I have about a crash or emergency before I arrive at the scene, generally the better the outcomes. I can get victims transported to the hospital quicker by setting up the incident zone faster and directing traffic to alternate routes so other responders and law enforcement have clear paths to the accident scene. Pre-arrival information is everything in my book. Problem is, I don't always get the information I need.”
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