Parking guidance systems offer numerous benefits to both drivers and parking operators alike. Below, we've listed some of the most notable advantages of these innovative systems. 1. Reduce search time: It reduces the amount of time a person spends searching for a parking spot. Without parking guidance, drivers can spend a considerable amount of time circling around a parking lot trying to find an open spot that may not even exist. By displaying information on a VMS regarding how many open spots remain and where they're located, drivers can drive directly to the open spot. 2. Decrease traffic congestion: By indicating where open parking spots are located within an area, drivers won't have to drive aimlessly looking for a space. As a result, drivers can get in and out of the parking lot more quickly, thus decreasing traffic from building up in the lot. 3. Reduce accidents: The presence of several vehicles in a small area driven by impatient people who've been trying to find a parking spot for a significant period of time doesn't make the safest combination. Road rage or desperation triggered by the frustration of not being able to find an empty parking spot in a timely manner can cause drivers to drive more aggressively, increasing their potential for getting into an accident. By decreasing traffic congestion and making it easy to find open parking spots, the number of accidents can be reduced. 4. Environmental advantages: By indicating where open spaces are located, drivers can drive directly to an empty parking space. As such, they won't have to drive around the parking area several times until they find one which wastes fuel and has a negative impact on the environment. 5. Provides valuable data to parking operators: The provision of real-time data regarding the occupation of controlled parking areas allows parking operators to adjust parking tariffs based on supply and demand. In doing so, parking operators can offer lower hourly rates when the parking area is empty and increase them as the area fills up for optimal profits
