RUNNING LIGHTS RESEARCH PROJECT (TES-11). FINAL REPORT

THE MODIFICATION OF VEHICLES TO PROVIDE 'RUNNING LIGHTS' IS SUCCESSFUL IN REDUCING ACCIDENT OCCURENCE, PARTICULARLY (WITH THE CURRENT AMBER 'PARKING' LIGHTS) ON DARK-COLORED VEHICLES. SINCE THE VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THIS TEST INCLUDED AN INSIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THE 1968 MODELS WITH THE NEW 'WRAP-AROUND' OR SIDE-MOUNTED PARKING LIGHTS, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT EFFECT OF THE USE OF PARKING LIGHTS AS RUNNING LIGHTS MUST BE MAINLY IN HEAD-ON AND REAR-END ACCIDENTS. THEIR LIMITED VISIBILITY WHEN BESIDE A VEHICLE WOULD PRECLUDE THEIR HELP IN THE CASE OF SIDE-SWIPE ACCIDENTS. THIS IS BORNE OUT IN THE RESULTS. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

  225 Park Avenue South, 18th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10003-1604

  New York Traffic Safety

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• Publication Date: 1968-10

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Prevention; Safety; Vehicle lighting
• Old TRIS Terms: Running lights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223238
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: 63 pp
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 27 1970 12:00AM