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The Role of Signal Maintenance To Reduce Costs and Liability Exposure

机译：信号维护在降低成本和责任承担中的作用

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Lawsuits involving claims by victims that a traffic signal was malfunctioning causing them injury are commonplace. Settlements by public agencies can run from thousands to several million dollars. For agencies that are self-insured, this can be devastating. For example, a case in Lincoln, Nebraska involved a claim by the victim's family that resulted in a record settlement of almost $10M. One of the mitigating factors in the case was the failure of the agency (Nebraska's State Road Department) to correct a malfunction in the operation of the signal that contributed to grave personal injury and permanent disability of one of the drivers involved, even though the problem had been previously documented. In New Jersey a lawsuit involving Kenilworth resulted in the Borough accumulating over $1M in legal fees and having to pay out $3.5M, after it was learned that the traffic signal at the intersection where the crash occurred was found to be deficient.rnIn these and many other cases, the liability exposure to the agency could have been reduced or possibly eliminated had a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for the signals been in place. Adopting a comprehensive maintenance program not only will help ensure that the agency is being proactive in maintaining its signals in accordance with the most current established maintenance practices, but will also identify potential equipment failures before they occur as well as reducing the frequency and severity of response maintenance calls that places both the agency and general public at greater risk.
机译：涉及受害者声称交通信号故障导致他们受伤的诉讼是司空见惯的。公共机构的定居点可能从数千美元到数百万美元不等。对于具有自我保险能力的代理商而言，这可能是灾难性的。例如，内布拉斯加州林肯市的一宗案件涉及受害人家属的一项索偿要求，创纪录地解决了近1000万美元。该案例中的缓解因素之一是该机构（内布拉斯加州州道路局）未能纠正信号操作中的故障，该故障导致严重的人身伤害和其中一名驾驶员的永久残疾，即使该问题以前已被记录。在新泽西州，一桩涉及Kenilworth的诉讼导致该自治市镇积累了超过100万美元的律师费，并不得不支付350万美元，这是因为据悉，发生撞车事故的十字路口的交通信号不足。在许多其他情况下，如果针对信号制定了全面的预防性维护计划，则可以减少或可能消除对该机构承担的责任。采用全面的维护计划，不仅将有助于确保该机构根据最新建立的维护实践主动维护其信号，而且还将在设备出现潜在故障之前进行识别，并减少响应的频率和严重性维护电话使该机构和公众面临更大的风险。

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