Download or read book Tort Reform and smart Highways written by David Randal Ayers and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly automated vehicles and highways--which permit higher travel speeds, narrower lanes, smaller headways between vehicles, and optimized routing (collectively called intelligent vehicle-highway systems or IVHS)-- have been generally conceded to be the most promising solutions to our existing, and future, highway transportation problems. Although IVHS may eventually revolutionize surface transportation, their development is proceeding slowly in part as a result of concerns over the potential impact of tort liability. Specifically, IVHS developers note that although at present, the cost of automobile accidents are for the most part borne by drivers, increased automation may shift accident cost liability to IVHS developers and operators. This study uses a three-step process to evaluate the IVHS tort liability risk problem. The first part evaluates the claim that IVHS are likely to shift accident liability to highway departments or system manufacturers. The second part examines the appropriateness of government intervention as a means of addressing the IVHS liability problems identified in part one. The third part outlines the potential methods of government intervention that have been proposed in the IVHS literature and indicates which solutions are optimal for each type of IVHS technology. The study finds that significant liability problems are unlikely to arise with many forms of IVHS, or if they do, they are not the type of liability that should be addressed through government intervention. However, there are plausible reasons for government intervention for automatic vehicle navigation, collision warning, collision avoidance, speed and headway keeping, and automated highway/guide way systems. The forms of intervention considered in this report are state/federal regulation statutory liability limits federal government indemnification liability disclaimers, liability insurance, and mandatory risk pooling. Approaches to these potential solutions are described in the paper.
Download or read book Tort Reform by Contract written by Paul H. Rubin and published by American Enterprise Institute. This book was released on 1993 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author argues that there is a current crisis in tort law and advocates that a return to a more widespread use of contracts in three areas - product liability, medical malpractice, and some aspects of automobile accidents. Such contracts, he suggests, should be allowed by the courts.
Download or read book Tort Reform written by National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, LTD. and published by . This book was released on 1986* with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Nontechnical Constraints and Barriers to Implementation of Intelligent Vehicle highway Systems written by United States. Department of Transportation and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intelligent vehicle-highway systems (IVHS) have the potential to improve the performance of the Nation's transportation system. These technologies apply to all transportation modes that use streets and highways. This report, called for in Section 6054(d) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, discusses whether nontechnical and institutional factors raise substantial barriers to the development and deployment of IVHS in the United States. The report is based upon results of research studies and comments from members of the IVHS community, State and local governments, universities, private parties, and public interest groups.
Download or read book Proposed Report of the Governor s Advisory Committee on Tort Reform written by Georgia. Governor's Advisory Committee on Tort Reform and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Governor s Advisory Committee on Tort Reform written by Georgia. Governor's Advisory Committee on Tort Reform and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Autonomous Vehicle Technology written by James M. Anderson and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The automotive industry appears close to substantial change engendered by “self-driving” technologies. This technology offers the possibility of significant benefits to social welfare—saving lives; reducing crashes, congestion, fuel consumption, and pollution; increasing mobility for the disabled; and ultimately improving land use. This report is intended as a guide for state and federal policymakers on the many issues that this technology raises.
Download or read book Trends in North American Intelligent Transportation Systems A Year 200 Appraisal written by Barbara C. Richardson, Paul A. Green and published by . This book was released on with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Trends in North American Intelligent Transportation Systems written by Barbara C. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book ITS Procurement written by Bradley P. Williams and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virginia has met with a variety of difficulties and delays in its procurement of intelligent transportation systems, components, and studies. The Fastoll Automatic Toll System was initiated in 1987, and construction has still not begun. It has been through three rounds of proposals and two court challenges. The Northern Virginia Traffic Management System has had durability and maintenance problems with the changeable message signs it purchased. A number of vendors were reluctant to participate in a preliminary study for the Hampton Roads ITS Planning Study, because they were afraid they would be precluded from any resulting construction work. To determine what options exist, the constraints imposed on procurement by federal and state law were examined. Under both Virginia and federal regulations and laws, competitive negotiations may be used with the proper authorization. Virginia law provides unsuccessful offerors the right to both administrative proceedings and court challenges. If federal research funds are used, limitations are placed on the extent to which Virginia can obtain intellectual property rights for any innovations or inventions that result. There are two possible approaches to improving the procurement of ITS within the existing statutory framework. One would be to alter the regulations and guidelines to improve the procurement process, clarifying when it is appropriate to use competitive negotiations and what type of specifications are appropriate with competitive negotiations. Another possible change would be the drafting of regulations authorizing the construction of highway systems through approaches like design-build and systems integration. More drastic changes that should be considered include limiting court challenges of contract awards by unsuccessful offerors. This could take place either through placing limitations on the right to a court challenge or by allowing the state to substitute some other process, such as alternative dispute resolution, for the court challenge. Either of these changes would require legislative approval.
Download or read book Highway Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Transit Research Abstracts written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Virginia State Documents written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monthly Checklist of State Publications written by Library of Congress. Exchange and Gift Division and published by . This book was released on 1994-12 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Transformation of Private Law Principles of Contract and Tort as European and International Law written by Maren Heidemann and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 1099 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Report of the Virginia Transportation Research Council for the Biennium written by and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bus Lanes with Intermittent Priority written by Michael David Eichler and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
