Study on Signal Priority Systems for Vehicles in Emergency Dispatch

Literature Review of Analytical Models on Emergency Vehicle Service: Location, Dispatching, Routing and Preemption Control

“…Nowadays, multiple vehicle priority systems exist in USA, Canada, Australia, Japan, etc. For instance, the FAST (fast emergency vehicle preemption system) in Japan provides the emergency vehicle the optimum routes and the priority at the signalized intersection [35]. Its main component is the signal priority system which enable the signal to turn to green when the emergency vehicle equipped with an infrared beacon pass the detector.…”