THE LIGHTING OF MOTORWAYS

HIGHWAY LIGHTING CAN REDUCE NIGHT ACCIDENT RATES BY 24% TO 48%. IN WESTERN EUROPE IT HAS BECOME VIRTUALLY ACCEPTED PRACTICE TO LIGHT URBAN ROADS AND MAIN INTERCHANGES ON RURAL MOTORWAYS. LIGHTING SYSTEMS VARY IN DESIGN. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING AND PRIORITIES IN LIGHTING ARE DISCUSSED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Carriers Publishing Company Limited

  London SW11,   England 
• Authors:
  • Berry, G
• Publication Date: 1969-12

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 388-90
• Serial:
  • Roads and Road Construction
  • Volume: 47

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Crash rates; Design; Economic benefits; Lighting; Rural highways; Socioeconomic factors; Street lighting
• Subject Areas: Design; Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221728
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-010 325
• Files: HSL, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 9 1983 12:00AM