ROADWAY ILLUMINATION SYSTEMS

DISCUSSIONS ON TEST AND EVALUATION OF NEW LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS, HIGH-MAST LIGHTING, TRANSITIONAL LIGHTING, SAFETY LIGHTING, DRIVER VISUAL BEHAVIOR, AND LIGHTING COST-EFFECTIVENESS ARE GIVEN. PHOTOMETRIC DATA ARE GIVEN FOR NEWER LIGHT SOURCES, AS WELL AS COMPARISONS MADE WITH MERCURY VAPOR. A TECHNIQUE FOR EXTRAPOLATION OF PHOTOMETRIC DATA IS GIVEN WHICH INDICATES CLOSE CORRELATION WITH FIELD MEASURED DATA. HIGH-MAST LIGHTING DATA AND A DESIGN PROCEDURE IS REPORTED. A RELATIVE HAZARD INDEX WAS DEVELOPED FOR USE OF LUMINAIRE SUPPORTS IN MEDIANS. THE EFFECT OF GLARE UPON DRIVER BEHAVIOR IS ALSO INCLUDED. THE EYEMARK CAMERA WAS USED TO DETERMINE DRIVER VISUAL BEHAVIOR. A COST-EFFECTIVENESS TECHNIQUE IS REPORTED THAT CAN SERVE AS A TOOL FOR THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • RES STUDY 2-8-69-137
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Rowan, N J
  • Walton, N E
• Publication Date: 1972-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 192 &&

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Cost effectiveness; Drivers; Glare; High mast lighting; Highway safety; Lighting; Lighting equipment; Luminaires; Photometry; Street lighting; Vision
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver vision; Safety lamps
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219785
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: Final Rept
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: May 7 1974 12:00AM