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USER'S MANUAL |
This user's manual is an archived publication and may contain dated technical, contact, and link information |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-020 Date: November 2015 |
Publication Number: FHWA-HRT-16-020 Date: November 2015 |
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The User’s Manual for the Traffic Incident Management Benefit-Cost (TIM-BC) Tool provides State and local engineers, decisionmakers, and other users with methods for evaluating and comparing the monetary value of TIM programs. In this version 2.0, the TIM-BC Tool features different sub-tools for eight different TIM strategies, including safety service patrol, driver removal laws, authority removal laws, shared quick clearance goals, pre-established towing service agreements, dispatch collocation, TIM Task Forces, and SHRP2 training.
Through the use of texts and screenshots of the tool, the user will become familiar with the TIM-BC tool, including all the eight sub-tools, and will be able to enter information into the software to obtain benefit elements and the benefit-cost ratios of various TIM projects.
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1. Report No.
FHWA-HRT-16-020 |
2. Government Accession No. | 3 Recipient's Catalog No. | ||
4. Title and Subtitle
User’s Manual for the Traffic Incident Management Benefit-Cost (TIM-BC) Tool |
5. Report Date September 2015 |
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7. Author(s)
Jiaqi Ma, Taylor Lochrane |
8. Performing Organization Report No.
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9. Performing Organization Name and Address Leidos, Inc. |
10. Work Unit No. (TRAIS) |
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11. Contract or Grant No.
DTFH61-12-D-00020 |
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12. Sponsoring Agency Name and Address
Office of Operations Research and Development |
13. Type of Report and Period Covered
User’s Manual |
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14. Sponsoring Agency Code HRDO-20 |
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15. Supplementary Notes
FHWA Contracting Officer’s Technical Representative (COTR): Taylor Lochrane |
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16. Abstract
This document serves as a user’s manual for the Traffic Incident Management Benefit-Cost Tool (TIM-BC) Version 2.0, which is used to assist State and local engineers and decisionmakers with evaluating and comparing a variety of traffic incident management programs. The document describes how to use the tool by providing detailed instructions and screenshots of the tool. |
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17. Key Words
research, safety, user manuals, benefit cost analysis |
18. Distribution Statement
No restrictions. This document is available through the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. |
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19. Security Classification Unclassified |
20. Security Classification Unclassified |
21. No. of Pages 26 |
22. Price
N/A |
Form DOT F 1700.7 (8-72) | Reproduction of completed page authorized |
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