Worcester

SCOOT was introduced in Worcester in the autumn of 1984. Soon after, the DoT and Hereford and Worcester County Council commissioned Transport Planning Associates to undertake an assessment of SCOOT over previous isolated VA control and TRANSYT fixed time plans.

Previous Control	Reduction in journey time using SCOOT (%)			Reduction in delay using SCOOT (%)			Reduction in fuel used (%)
	AM Peak	Off Peak	PM Peak	AM Peak	Off Peak	PM Peak	AM Peak	Off Peak	PM Peak
Fixed time TRANSYT	5	3*	11	11*	7*	20*	5*	0	6
Isolated VA	18*	7*	13*	32*	15*	23*	10*	4*	9*