Effectiveness of Different Approaches to Disseminating Traveler Information on Travel Time Reliability (2013) / Chapter Skim
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15 In the many cities where congestion on the transportation system is commonplace, drivers are accustomed to congestion and expect and plan for some increase in travel time, particularly during peak driving times. Many system users either adjust their schedules to avoid peak hours or budget extra time to allow for unexpected traffic congestion or incidents.
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16 times are reported in minutes and seconds and are thought to be easily understood by commuters familiar with their trips. Therefore, this measure is ideally suited for traveler information.
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17 buffer time is included (Texas A&M Transportation Institute with Cambridge Systematics, Inc.
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18 for a transit vehicle as being longer than an equivalent amount of time spent riding in the vehicle. Real-time information that allows transit riders to schedule their own arrival at a transit stop and/or to monitor the wait time remaining until the vehicle's arrival increases rider confidence in the service (Perk et al.
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19 a very short time period, constrained by the available sight distance and design features of the CMS (Dudek 2001, 2004, 2006)
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20 • Washington State DOT's website includes a similar table that also displays travel times for high-occupancy-vehicle (HOV) lanes, where applicable, and displays the 95th percentile travel time for an input roadway segment (Seattle Area Travel Times 2012)
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