'TURN ON HEADLIGHTS' SAVES MANY LIVES
A REPORT IS MADE ON THE REQUIRED USE OF OF HEADLIGHTS DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON A 25 MILE LENGTH OF THREE TWO-LANE, TWO-WAY ROADS. COMPARISONS WERE MADE OF THE ACCIDENT RECORDS BEFORE AND AFTER INSTALLATION OF THE SIGNS FOR THE TEST SECTIONS. THE FOLLOWING CONCLUSIONS WERE MADE REGARDING THE HEADLIGHT TEST SECTIONS: (1) THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO REDUCE THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS, BUT THEY DO REDUCE SEVERITY; (2) THEY APPEAR TO BE VALUABLE WHEN USED ON TWO-LANE SECTIONS LOCATED BETWEEN FOUR LANE FREEWAY SECTIONS; (3) THE COST OF IMPLEMENTATION IS RELATIVELY LOW; (4) TEST SECTIONS ARE WELL RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC. /SRIS/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 4, P 6, 1 FIG
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Corporate Authors:
N/A
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Authors:
- Estep, A C
- Publication Date: 1970-2
Media Info
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Serial:
- State Public Works Bulletin
- Publisher: N/A
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Costs; Crash rates; Crash severity; Daylight; Headlamps; Highway safety; Public opinion; Traffic crashes
- Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00221040
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Nov 23 2003 12:00AM