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4/7/2015
Wrong-Way Driving Detection and Prevention System: A Pilot Deployment Corey Quinn, PE Director of Expressway Operations Central Florida Expressway Authority
About us • Created as OOCEA in
1963 • Became Central Florida Expressway Authority on June 20, 2014 • Orlando metropolitan area • CFX Operates: • 109-centerline miles of
expressway • 14 mainline toll plazas • Over 1,100,000 daily
transactions
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Wrong Way Driving Statistics • Wrong way collisions • 3% of crashes on high-speed divided highways • Fatality rate: 12-27 times higher than other types of accidents • Nationally between 2004 and 2009: • 1,566 fatal wrong way crashes on limited access highways • 2,139 fatalities • Averages 260 fatal collisions nationally • Averages 360 fatalities per year
Wrong Way Driving Statistics
2.5%
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4/7/2015
Studying WWD on Central Florida Expressways • Research study conducted by the
University of Central Florida (UCF) • Involved examination of: • Crash statistics • Citations • Reported WWD activity • Telephone survey of CFX customers
• Based on results of telephone survey: • Estimated that only 10% of drivers who see WWD activity call 911 • WWD driving activity may be under-reported • Data collection required to determine the full extent of the problem
Studying WWD on Central Florida Expressways • Study recommended a pilot deployment of WWD
countermeasures equipment • Pilot deployment will: • Test RRFB countermeasures • Collect data to help CFX determine the extent of WWD activity at
the pilot locations
Picture courtesy of UCF
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WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project
Site 2 Site 3
Site 1
WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project Kirkman EB-1
Hiawassee Rd.
Hiawassee EB-1
Hiawassee WB-1
Kirkman Rd.
Kirkman WB-2
Hiawassee WB-2
Kirkman EB-2
Hiawassee EB-2
Kirkman WB-1
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4/7/2015
WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project
SR 520 WB-2
SR 520 WB-1
Ramp Detection Equipment
Add top and bottom red RRFB to wrong-way signs at existing locations
Add supplemental wrong-way signs and RRFB between existing wrong-way signs and the expressway mainline
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4/7/2015
Ramp Detection Equipment Red RRFB (two bars per sign)
Radar (one forward-facing, one rear-facing)
Cellular modem antenna
Camera (one forward-facing, one side-facing)
Ramp Detection Equipment WWD enters ramp Detected by first radar Confirmation photo
9/19/2014
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Ramp Detection Equipment WWD enters ramp Detected by first radar Confirmation photo Beacons activate
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9/19/2014
Ramp Detection Equipment WWD continues Detected by second radar Confirmation photo BlinkLink alert
9/19/2014
14
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4/7/2015
Mainline Detection Equipment • Leveraging existing Wavetronix HD
sensors on mainline • 10 test locations to be equipped with Click 512! units to enable WWD detection • WWD detection data to be logged with vendor software, eventual goal is to use SunGuide
WAVETRONIX SYSTEM (Secondary)
Concept of Operation Vendor Software
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6
512 Wavetronix Site 2
Log Event ------
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6
512
Log Event ------
TAPCO SYSTEM (Primary)
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Wavetronix Site 1
BlinkLink WRONG WAY WRONG WAY
TAPCO Radar 2
4 3 2 1
WRONG WAY
WRONG WAY
TAPCO Radar 1
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4/7/2015
Parking Lot Testing • Temporary parking lot test
conducted to verify technology • Tested visibility of beacons during day and night conditions • Experimented with radar detection zones in a controlled environment
Preliminary Lessons-Learned • Two light bars per sign (top and bottom) will be used to
improve visibility of beacons. • Initial test only had one light bar.
• Two pair of signs will be deployed at each ramp (beacons
at the remote pair slaved to the first pair). • Provides enhanced visibility of warning in the event the driver
passes the first sign before beacon activation
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4/7/2015
Status of Project • Design plans are complete • Awarded: November 2014 • NTP: Targeted for Early 2015
Questions Corey Quinn, PE Director of Expressway Operations Central Florida Expressway Authority (407) 690-5000 [email protected]
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Wrong-Way Driving Detection and Prevention System: A Pilot Deployment Corey Quinn, PE Director of Expressway Operations Central Florida Expressway Authority
About us • Created as OOCEA in
1963 • Became Central Florida Expressway Authority on June 20, 2014 • Orlando metropolitan area • CFX Operates: • 109-centerline miles of
expressway • 14 mainline toll plazas • Over 1,100,000 daily
transactions
1
4/7/2015
Wrong Way Driving Statistics • Wrong way collisions • 3% of crashes on high-speed divided highways • Fatality rate: 12-27 times higher than other types of accidents • Nationally between 2004 and 2009: • 1,566 fatal wrong way crashes on limited access highways • 2,139 fatalities • Averages 260 fatal collisions nationally • Averages 360 fatalities per year
Wrong Way Driving Statistics
2.5%
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4/7/2015
Studying WWD on Central Florida Expressways • Research study conducted by the
University of Central Florida (UCF) • Involved examination of: • Crash statistics • Citations • Reported WWD activity • Telephone survey of CFX customers
• Based on results of telephone survey: • Estimated that only 10% of drivers who see WWD activity call 911 • WWD driving activity may be under-reported • Data collection required to determine the full extent of the problem
Studying WWD on Central Florida Expressways • Study recommended a pilot deployment of WWD
countermeasures equipment • Pilot deployment will: • Test RRFB countermeasures • Collect data to help CFX determine the extent of WWD activity at
the pilot locations
Picture courtesy of UCF
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4/7/2015
WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project
Site 2 Site 3
Site 1
WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project Kirkman EB-1
Hiawassee Rd.
Hiawassee EB-1
Hiawassee WB-1
Kirkman Rd.
Kirkman WB-2
Hiawassee WB-2
Kirkman EB-2
Hiawassee EB-2
Kirkman WB-1
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4/7/2015
WWD Countermeasures Pilot Project
SR 520 WB-2
SR 520 WB-1
Ramp Detection Equipment
Add top and bottom red RRFB to wrong-way signs at existing locations
Add supplemental wrong-way signs and RRFB between existing wrong-way signs and the expressway mainline
5
4/7/2015
Ramp Detection Equipment Red RRFB (two bars per sign)
Radar (one forward-facing, one rear-facing)
Cellular modem antenna
Camera (one forward-facing, one side-facing)
Ramp Detection Equipment WWD enters ramp Detected by first radar Confirmation photo
9/19/2014
12
6
4/7/2015
Ramp Detection Equipment WWD enters ramp Detected by first radar Confirmation photo Beacons activate
13
9/19/2014
Ramp Detection Equipment WWD continues Detected by second radar Confirmation photo BlinkLink alert
9/19/2014
14
7
4/7/2015
Mainline Detection Equipment • Leveraging existing Wavetronix HD
sensors on mainline • 10 test locations to be equipped with Click 512! units to enable WWD detection • WWD detection data to be logged with vendor software, eventual goal is to use SunGuide
WAVETRONIX SYSTEM (Secondary)
Concept of Operation Vendor Software
7
6
512 Wavetronix Site 2
Log Event ------
8
6
512
Log Event ------
TAPCO SYSTEM (Primary)
5
Wavetronix Site 1
BlinkLink WRONG WAY WRONG WAY
TAPCO Radar 2
4 3 2 1
WRONG WAY
WRONG WAY
TAPCO Radar 1
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4/7/2015
Parking Lot Testing • Temporary parking lot test
conducted to verify technology • Tested visibility of beacons during day and night conditions • Experimented with radar detection zones in a controlled environment
Preliminary Lessons-Learned • Two light bars per sign (top and bottom) will be used to
improve visibility of beacons. • Initial test only had one light bar.
• Two pair of signs will be deployed at each ramp (beacons
at the remote pair slaved to the first pair). • Provides enhanced visibility of warning in the event the driver
passes the first sign before beacon activation
9
4/7/2015
Status of Project • Design plans are complete • Awarded: November 2014 • NTP: Targeted for Early 2015
Questions Corey Quinn, PE Director of Expressway Operations Central Florida Expressway Authority (407) 690-5000 [email protected]
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