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On-board Transit Signal Priority Equipment Package

Description:

This Equipment package provides the capability for transit vehicles to request signal priority through short range communication directly with traffic control equipment at the roadside.

Included in:

BMT Transit Vehicles
City of Port Arthur Transit Vehicles

Processes:

4.1.2.5	Request Transit Vehicle Priorities

User Service Requirements (fully or partially addressed):

2.0	PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
2.1.0	ITS shall include a Public Transportation Management (PTM) function.
2.1.1	PTM shall include an Operation of Vehicles and Facilities (OVF) function that provides computer assisted control of the operation of vehicles and their associated facilities.
2.1.1.2	OVF shall include a Command and Control (CC) capability.
2.1.1.2.1	CC shall provide the capability for real-time Vehicle Command and Control (VCC).
2.1.1.2.1.4	VCC shall provide the capability to automatically issue corrective instructions to the driver including, but not limited to, the following:
2.1.1.2.2	When CC detects a vehicle(s) has deviated from schedule it shall provide the capability to automatically determine the optimum scenario for returning the vehicle or fleet to schedule.
2.1.1.2.3	CC shall include an integrated traffic control capability that provides traffic signal preemption when required for schedule adjustment to Transit Vehicles at traffic signals (i.e., centralized or distributed).

The detailed process and user service requirement traceability information on this page was extracted from the National ITS Architecture. Consult the National ITS Architecture web site for more information.

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