STUDIES OF MOTOR VEHICLE OPERATION ON LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED RURAL HIGHWAYS IN NEW JERSEY

THE EFFECTS OF HIGHWAY LIGHTING ON THE MOVEMENT OF VEHICLES OVER 2-LANE, 3-LANE, AND WIDER RURAL HIGHWAYS ARE STUDIED. RESULTS SHOWED (1) HIGHWAY LIGHTING DOES NOT AFFECT TRAVEL SPEEDS; (2) CERTAIN NIGHT DRIVING PRACTICES WHICH TEND TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS ARE MEASURABLY REDUCED BY PROVIDING HIGHWAY ILLUNINATION; (3) MORE RESEARCH IS REQUIRED TO DEVELOP A DEVICE THAT WILL MEASURE SOME FACTOR THAT IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO A DRIVER'S NERVOUS TENSION AND TO ESTABLISH A RELIABLE CORRELATION THAT CAN BE USED IN EVALUATING THE MORE INTANGIBLE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM HIGHWAY LIGHTING. /AUTHOR/

• Record URL:
  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/hrbproceedings/24/24-049.pdf
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 24, pp 513-534, 8 FIG, 16 TAB. 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.
• Authors:
  • Normann, O K
• Publication Date: 1945

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Twenty-Fourth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board (Unassembled)
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Board Proceedings
  • Volume: 24
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Crash causes; Drivers; Neurology; Rural highways; Speed; Street lighting; Tension
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00221305
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 13 1971 12:00AM