Section Control on Austrian motorways
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Learn about the innovative Section Control system on Austrian motorways, its objectives, benefits, and impact on safety and traffic flow. Case studies, economic analysis, and environmental valuation included.
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Section Control on Austrian motorways by Christian Stefan
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysSites of Section Control Stationary system/existing Mobile section control/existing Kaisermühlen tunnel Mobile section control/planned Haid-Sattledt Wechsel Gmünd-Spital Spital-Paternion
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysSites of Section Control » ASFINAG: bid invitations for another 6 Section Control systems in 2006
Flash Camera Laser detector Section Control on Austrian motorwaysSystem description
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysObjectives » Monitoring different speed limits » Harmonization of traffic flow » Surveillance of closed lanes » Detection of wrong-way drives (’ghost cars‘) » Image triggering for vehicles exceeding height limits » Detection of stolen vehicles » Traffic surveillance » Statistical data
UN-Headquarters Danube Section Control on Austrian motorwaysCase study Kaisermühlen tunnel
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysCase study Kaisermühlen tunnel
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysAverage speed: Before/After
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysCosts/Benefits Costs of the measure » Investment costs » Annual costs of operation and maintenance Economic benefits » Reduction of accident costs (numbers, severity of injury) » Reduction of road traffic emissions
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysAccident history » Reduction in total numbers of casualty accidents and severity of injury » since August2002: no fatal accident recorded
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysSafety effects » Comparison ’Current situation’ vs. ’Anticipated situation without SC’ » Control group: development of accidents on motorways
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysValuation of environmental impacts » Emission model by the Austrian Umweltbundesamt » Input factors: vehicle type (passenger cars, lorries) speed during day/night changes in composition of vehicle fleet
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysSpeed violations and charges »Aug.03 – Sept.04: more than 29 million vehicles measured » 40.881 drivers charged because of speeding Every 700th driver (0,14%) does not follow speed regulations (?) »mutual recognition of financial penalties only with D, CH
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysCost-Benefit Ratio (CBR) ROSEBUD (WP1): CBR > 3 are ranked „excellent“
Section Control on Austrian motorwaysConclusions » Positive safety effect despite low accident rates Accident rate in the Kaisermühlen Tunnel: 0.10 Austrian average on motorways: 0.12 » Stronger effects on road sections with above-average accident rates » CBR would be higher if material damage accidents and foreign speeders were included » CBA incorporates various effects (not only safety effects) into evaluation process » Results from this CBA can not be generalised but refer to a specific situation (Kaisermühlen Tunnel).
Section Control on Austrian motorways Thanks for your attention