Summary Report of NHTSA’s Forward Lighting Research Program

This document summarizes the current research activities and subsequent reports being completed by the Lighting Research Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The research program addresses both disability, meaning reduced visibility, and discomfort, the sensation of annoyance or even pain that drivers may experience from glare. Each research report listing includes: title, overview, approach, findings, what we learned, and status.

• Record URL:
  • https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.dot.gov/files/811007.pdf
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• Corporate Authors:

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 2008-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Drivers; Glare; Headlamps; Research projects; Visibility
• Identifier Terms: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Lighting Research Center
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01622404
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT HS 811 007
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 13 2017 4:14PM