The New Jersey Department of Transportation lately announced a partnership with Intelligent Imaging Devices, its subsidiary Drivewyze, and transportation analytics organization INRIX to provide authentic-time visitors alerts to commercial truck drivers.
Together with a pre-current process that likewise employs location products and services to clue in motorists to approaching site visitors troubles, NJDOT spokesman Steve Schapiro mentioned the top goal is zero fatalities on Garden State roadways.
Approximately 30% of all crashes in the U.S. transpire on interstates, according to NJDOT, and so the business vehicle alerts are currently being manufactured available on 647 miles of New Jersey highway, inclusive of the Garden Point out Parkway, New Jersey Turnpike, and Atlantic Town Expressway.
“Individuals don’t know that a completely loaded tractor-trailer traveling 65 miles an hour will take close to 66% extended to cease than a passenger car,” Schapiro stated. “Receiving this warn two to a few miles in progress provides (truckers) plenty of detect, loads of time to safely gradual down and prevent if important, to support stay away from a collision.”
New Jersey claimed it is just one of the initially states in the state to carry out this in-taxi innovation which, like the 511NJConnect initiative, is effective as a subscription assistance.
“We use geolocated technological innovation to send out these alerts to any one who is subscribing to the method, and so they are going to get that information and facts and be equipped to slow down,” Schapiro stated.
Making ready for a slowdown can be as a lot psychological as it is physical, according to Schapiro.
“You see a sea of purple lights in front of you, and you have to hit the brakes and get stopped very speedily, so this is a method that will give that progress detect,” he stated.
And in particular for the duration of the winter season months, Schapiro advises all motorists, in all predicaments, to put their cell telephones down and focus on driving.
He also reminds motorists not to interfere with snow plows and to sluggish down or shift above, if possible, to accommodate stopped site visitors on the shoulder.
Patrick Lavery is New Jersey 101.5’s afternoon news anchor. Stick to him on Twitter @plavery1015 or email patrick.lavery@townsquaremedia.com.
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