LIGHTING ON NON-MOTOR VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR TRAMS

DATA FROM ACCIDENT RECORDS (1966-8) INDICATE THAT A PROBLEM OF VISIBILITY EXISTS WITH MELBOURNE STREETCARS AT NIGHT, AND THAT IT COULD BE ALLEVIATED BY IMPROVED LIGHTING SHOWING THE WIDTH OF THE TRAM TO ONCOMING VEHICLES. MOTOR VEHICLE VS TRAM CASUALTY ACCIDENTS BY TYPES OF COLLISION AND LIGHT CONDITION ARE TABULATED. THE ROLE OF ALCOHOL IN THESE ACCIDENTS IS BRIEFLY DISCUSSED.

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• Authors:
  • Watkins, C
• Publication Date: 1971-6

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 3-9
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash investigation; Crashes; Drunk driving; Lightning; Street railroads; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222001
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 8 1973 12:00AM