STUDIES OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BENEFITS OF ROADWAY LIGHTING
NUMEROUS LABORATORY STUDIES HAVE BEEN CONDUCTED TO RELATE ILLUMINATION LEVELS AND DRIVER PERFORMANCE AT NIGHT. SELECTED FIELD STUDIES HAVE BEEN MADE TO RELATE THE ABILITY OF DRIVERS TO RECOGNIZE CERTAIN OBJECTS ON THE ROADWAY UNDER DIFFERENT ILLUMINATION CONDITIONS. THE LATTER STUDIES HAVE NORMALLY BEEN OF STATIC CONDITIONS. THE PURPOSES OF ROADWAY LIGHTING ARE TO IMPROVE DRIVER COMFORT AND EFFICIENCY AND TO REDUCE ACCIDENT FREQUENCIES. STUDIES HAVE BEEN MADE TO CORRELATE FIXED ROADWAY ILLUMINATION AND ACCIDENTS, BUT THE FINDINGS HAVE NOT BEEN ENTIRELY CONSISTENT FOR SEVERAL REASONS: INADEQUATE SAMPLE SIZES, LACK OF QUALITY CONTROL ON DATA COLLECTION, AND INAPPROPRIATE TECHNIQUES OF ANALYSIS. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAPER IS TO REVIEW SOME OF THE STUDIES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AND SOME OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF VARIOUS STUDY TECHNIQUES.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Visibility. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Stark, Richard E
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Conference:
- 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
- Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
- Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
- Publication Date: 1973
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: pp 20-28
- Monograph Title: Visibility and driver information
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Serial:
- Highway Research Record
- Issue Number: 440
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Field studies; Laboratory studies; Night visibility; Personnel performance; Prevention; Safety; Street lighting
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00222297
- Record Type: Publication
- ISBN: 0309021715
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Dec 22 1973 12:00AM