Designing an Emergency Traffic Signal System (ETSS): A Case Study of an Intersection Along U.S.1, Fairfax County, Virginia
Access to highways from a local firehouse is a major problem for emergency services. Motorists often do not see flashing lights or hear sirens from the approaching emergency vehicles (EV) until emergency vehicles reach the highway entrance, often too late to take appropriate action. Many locations...
Main Author: | Mohammed, Taqhiuddin |
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Other Authors: | Civil Engineering |
Format: | Others |
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/33411 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06042003-094343/ |
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