INTERSECTION AND SIGN ILLUMINATION FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY

THIS REPORT SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS OF A SERIES OF STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF ILLUMINATION AT INTERSECTIONS. THE MAJOR WORK INVOLVED THE USE OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT LIGHTING SET UPS AT A COMPLEX RURAL INTERSECTION. THE RESEARCHER MADE USE OF A SCALED MODEL TO STUDY VARIOUS LIGHTING ARRANGEMENTS. TRAFFIC OPERATION, ILLUMINATION, AND GSR STUDIES WERE MADE ON A FULL SCALE INSTALLATION. THE EFFECT OF ILLUMINATION ON SIGNING LEGIBILITY WAS ALSO EXPLORED. /BPR/

• Record URL:
  • https://library.ctr.utexas.edu/hostedpdfs/tti/5-9F.pdf
• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/83577
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Hps, 2-8-57-5
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Keese, C J
  • Cleveland, D E
• Publication Date: 1965-10

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway operations; Intersections; Legibility; Light; Lighting equipment; Ratios; Rural areas; Signs; Traffic; Utilization
• Uncontrolled Terms: Model tests
• Old TRIS Terms: Gsr studies; Scale (Ratio)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219654
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: NTL, TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 1 1994 12:00AM