States scramble for solutions to curb rising wrong-way crashes

All over the country, states are looking for ways to reverse the trend, often relying on new technology to do so.

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I was introduced to wrong way detection systems early in undergrad when some grad students were grabbing people to be test subjects in their simulator. Strikes me as such a hard problem because it’s trying to control the human factor, and it is pointed out that the majority of the crashes are caused by drunk drivers. Have to figure that this is another problem that increasing automation in cars will help solve along the way.
- The issue is that you still need the ability to override any automated system. So even a drunk person could cancel the alarm or restriction going off because they think they're right and the computer is wrong. Not saying safety systems shouldn't be improved like this because it was undoubtedly save some lives. There is no perfect situation when humans are involved.
  
  So true. I'd think that's about the standard we're used to with passenger cars, safety systems mandatory to be installed, and usage enforced by policing. I hope that the majority of people causing these wrecks are drunk and disoriented, not malicious, and that just giving them a convenient option to get home would eliminate 90%+