01033486

Component

https://doi.org/10.3141/1966-16

http://scholar.google.com...nagh&publication_year=2006

In the past 5 years, commercial vehicle travel has increased 60% on California’s highways, without a corresponding increase in compliance inspection station capacity or enforcement officers. Commercial vehicles that do not comply with regulations impose significant costs on the public (e.g., costs due to pavement and structural damage to roads and catastrophic crashes). In response to these problems, the California Department of Transportation is investigating the potential application of detection and communication technology in virtual compliance stations (VCS) to improve enforcement of commercial vehicle regulations cost-effectively. This study begins with a description of the fledgling VCS research programs in North America as well more advanced international programs. Next, the results of expert interviews with key officials involved in the North American VCS programs in Kentucky, Florida, and Indiana in the United States and in Saskatchewan, Canada, are reported. This is followed by an analysis of institutional barriers to VCS implementation based on the evaluation literature on commercial vehicle electronic prescreening and red-light and speeding automated enforcement programs. The paper concludes with some key recommendations to address legal and institutional barriers to VCS deployment in the United States.

01037957

English

pp 126-132

2006

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

0309099757

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References (32)

Commercial vehicle operations; Commercial vehicles; Communication systems; Compliance; Cost effectiveness; Detection and identification; Highway safety; Inspection stations; Institutional issues; Legal constraints; Regulations; Traffic law enforcement

Institutional barriers; Legal issues; Virtual compliance stations

California

Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control

TRIS, TRB

Mar 3 2006 10:56AM

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