Alemdar, K. DilerKaya, OmerKuskapan, EmreCodur, M. YasinTortum, Ahmet2026-03-262026-03-2620189788691615345https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14901/4739Turkey has gained importance especially highway transport since 1950. For this reason, the number of vehicles on the highways has rapidly increased and this increase has brought many problems. The most important problem is traffic accidents which cause material and spiritual loss. The Winter conditions that are effective in some regions of the country occur disruptions in highway transportation. Particularly in winter when the temperatures are below 0 degrees C accidents happen due to the snow and icing. Although millions of dollars are spent every year to struggle against snow and icing, existing methods are insufficient. Conventional methods used in the struggle against snow and ice damage to pavements, metal parts, environment, human health and economy of the country. Tunnels are often used because of Turkey's geographical situation. 'Traffic accidents are often seen at the entrance and exit of tunnels, especially during the winter seasons because of snow and icing. In these areas, the ice detection and prevention systems as an application of intelligent transportation system can be used instead of conventional methods to reduce the number of traffic accidents. In this study, it is compared that conventional method with the ice detection and prevention system in terms of advantages and disadvantages.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessTunnelIce Detection and Prevention SystemTraffic SafetyConference Object