ICT and road transportation safety in the United States: a case of “American exceptionalism”

This paper examines American attitudes about the role and structure of government and how those attitudes affect the safety potential of ICT-based road safety technologies. It examines these attitudes in the context of 3 current intelligent transportation systems (ITS) initiatives: IntelliDriveSM, a...

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Published in:IATSS research 2010-07, Vol.34 (1), p.1-8
Main Author: L. Gifford, Jonathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
American exceptionalism
Highway safety
Information and communication technologies (ICT)
Intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
Public policy
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Summary:This paper examines American attitudes about the role and structure of government and how those attitudes affect the safety potential of ICT-based road safety technologies. It examines these attitudes in the context of 3 current intelligent transportation systems (ITS) initiatives: IntelliDriveSM, active traffic management (ATM), and automated enforcement. It concludes that cultural attitudes have a strong influence on the acceptance of such systems, and provides suggestions for how such systems might be implemented successfully.
ISSN:0386-1112
2210-4240
DOI:10.1016/j.iatssr.2010.06.006