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Title:

Analyzing the Effects of Different Advanced Traffic Signal Status Warning Systems on Vehicle Emission Reductions at Signalized Intersections

Accession Number:

01589866

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Signalized intersection has been identified as one of hottest spots for vehicle emissions where signal control causes vehicles to frequently decelerate, idle, and accelerate. Advanced Traffic Signal Status Warning Systems (ATSSWS) can be applied to reduce traffic emission at intersections by decreasing vehicles’ unnecessary brakes and accelerations. In this paper, the environmental effectiveness of two types of ATSSWSs, including VMS (Variable Message Sign) based ATSSWS and V2I (Vehicle to Infrastructure) based ATSSWS, are evaluated. The driving simulator based experiments are conducted. Three scenarios are designed and tested: 1) baseline scenario without ATSSWS, 2) scenario with VMS based ATSSWS, and 3) scenario with V2I based ATSSWS. Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES) is used to evaluate and compare the environmental effectiveness of these two types of ATSSWSs based on the data derived from simulator test. The results indicate that the proposed ATSSWSs have the potential to reduce traffic emissions at signalized intersections. Especially, the V2I based ATSSWS can deliver great reduction in CO₂, NOₓ, CO, and HC emissions.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC20 Standing Committee on Transportation and Air Quality. Alternate title: Analyzing Effects of Different Advanced Traffic Signal Status Warning Systems on Vehicle Emission Reductions at Signalized Intersections

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-5294

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

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Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Sun, Xiaofei
Chen, Xumei
Qi, Yi
Mao, Bimin
Yu, Lei
Tang, Peijia

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment; I73: Traffic Control; I90: Vehicles

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-5294

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 6:18PM