A STUDY OF THE BENEFITS OF SUBURBAN HIGHWAY LIGHTING

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING IN REDUCING AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WAS DETERMINED. FIGURES ARE GIVEN FOR ACCIDENTS, INJURIES, AND DEATHS DURING THE YEAR PRIOR TO THE INSTALLATION OF LIGHTING AND FOR THE TWO-YEAR PERIOD AFTER LIGHTING WAS INSTALLED. AFTER THE INSTALLATION OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING, ACCIDENTS WERE REDUCED 22 PER CENT AND INJURIES WERE REDUCED 39 PER CENT PER MILLION VEHICULAR MILES. A DISCUSSION OF COSTS IS INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 64, No 4, PP 359-363
• Publication Date: 1969-4

Media Info

• Serial:
  • ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Injuries; Prevention; Safety; Street lighting; Suburbs; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220627
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 19 1970 12:00AM