An increasing number of states are installing warning systems designed to curb the number of deadly wrong-way highway collisions. In Massachusetts, a $2.6 million pilot program consists primarily of wrong-way vehicle detection systems at highway ramps.
When the system detects a car entering a ramp in the wrong direction it sets off flashing lights, signs and, at some locations, audible alarms to alert the driver.
If the driver continues despite the warning system, state police receive a notice of a possible wrong-way driver. The highway operations center is also notified so they can immediately activate message boards on the roadway to let other motorists know someone might be driving in the wrong direction toward them.
Gulliver said the state is drawing in part on wrong-way detection initiatives in other states, including Texas and Rhode Island.
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