TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND DRIVER PERFORMANCE AS RELATED TO VARIOUS CONDITIONS OF NIGHTTIME VISIBILITY

DARK ADAPTATION AND CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION THRESHOLDS DIVISION OF THE MINNESOTA HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND A MANUFACTURER OF HIGHWAY SIGN MATERIALS CONDUCTED A JOINT FIELD STUDY OF AN EXPERIMENTAL REFLECTORIZED COLOR GUIDANCE SYSTEM INSTALLED IN THE CLOVERLEAF INTERCHANGE AT THE INTERSECTION OF US 61 AND MINN 36. THIS IS A REPORT OF THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS OF TRAFFIC SURVEYS AND DRIVER INTERVIEWS MADE FOR THE STUDY. A DESCRIPTION OF THE REFLECTORIZED SYSTEM IS INCLUDED. /AUTHOR/ DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS OF 1959 THE TRAFFIC AND PLANNING

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• Supplemental Notes:
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• Authors:
  • Huber, Matthew J
• Conference:
  • 41st Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 1962-1-8 to 1962-1-12
• Publication Date: 1962

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: No 336, pp 37-50, 9 FIG, 6 TAB, 2 REF
• Monograph Title: Night visibility 1962
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Bulletin
  • Issue Number: 336
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cloverleaf interchanges; Color; Drivers; Field studies; Interviewing; Night visibility; Reflective signs; Traffic signs; Traffic surveys
• Old TRIS Terms: Reflector markers
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220119
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jul 6 1970 12:00AM