DELINEATION AT NIGHT

DE GELEIDINGSFUNKTIE VAN MARKERINGSGEOMETRIEEN BIJ NACHT

The short-range and long-range information presentation of different delineation geometries is investigated for wet road conditions at night. Configurations of raised pavement markers, post-mounted delineators and their combinations, and stripes on straight roads and curves having radii of 1000 m and 200 m are studied by an analysis of driver's observation and control strategy. The research findings recommend the necessity of using delineation devices at both sides of the traffic lane by the implementation of profiled stripes, raised pavement markers at the location of the centre and shoulder lines, or post-mounted delineators just beside the lane. Post-mounted delineators on larger cross distances are less effective. The longitudinal spacing between the raised pavement markers should be no greater than 12 m for curves with radii of 200 m and 24 m for straight roads. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Instituut voor Zintuigfysiologie, TNO

  Kampweg 5
  Soesterberg,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • Blaauw, G J
  • Buist, M
  • BURRIJ, S
  • Hoogeweg, F
• Publication Date: 1984

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: 26 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Driving; Highway curves; Highway delineators; Information processing; Layout; Moisture content; Night; Pavements; Posts; Raised road markings; Reflectivity; Reflectorized road markings; Road markings; Rumble strips; Surface course (Pavements); Traffic lanes; Visibility; Visibility distance; Wet weather
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wet conditions; Wet pavements
• Old TRIS Terms: Delineators (Traffic); Raised traffic markings; Traffic marking
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 562: Carriageway marking; 8655: Data processing; 1855: Driving (veh); 2885: Layout; 9052: Night; 560: Reflecting road stud; 5926: Reflectivity; 551: Road stud; 2849: Rumble strip; 2827: Traffic lane; 6783: Visibility; 6793: Visibility distance; 3015: Wet road
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00393180
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Report/Paper Numbers: 1984-C-4 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 30 1985 12:00AM