FLOOD LIGHTING OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

A NEW FITTING FOR FLOOD-LIGHTING PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS WAS DEVELOPED BY SIEMENS CO. AN ORDINARY STREET LIGHTING FITTING WAS EQUIPPED WITH A SPECIAL OPTICAL MIRROR WHICH THROWS THE LIGHT OBLIQUELY ON PEDESTRIANS. A LAMP IS USED THE COLOUR OF WHICH DIFFERS FROM THE ADJACENT STREET LIGHTING. THIS TYPE OF FITTING WAS INSTALLED AT A PEDESTRIAN CROSSING ON THE ROAD E4, NORTH OF GAEVLE, AND IT RESULTED IN A MARKED REDUCTION IN ACCIDENTS. /TRRL/

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Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 27
• Serial:
  • Ljuskultur
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crosswalks; Equipment; Lamps; Lighting; Prevention; Safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Floodlighting
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222489
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 11 1974 12:00AM