LIGHTING OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS

This report describes a series of tests carried out at Philips Electrical Ltd, lighting research establishment at Eindhoven, Holland in March 1981. The road lighting used in the tests takes into account the light source (high pressure sodium, low pressure sodium, high pressure mercury), mounting heights, road widths. It was installed in accordance with British Standard Specification 5489 taking into account the design parameters of the various lanterns. Eight observers, seated at drivers height and at a distance of 33m from the crossing, were given a one second sight of each configuration of lighting. The crossing carpet was of black and white semi-matt material. Supplementary lighting was mounted at 3m on posts set in similar positions to that of beacon posts. The crossing users were wearing dark blue, light brown and white clothing. The road surface had a typically average texture. Luminance readings of the road surface were taken for each configuration. The test results are presented together with recommendations for improved visibility. (Author/TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Institution of Public Lighting Engineers

  Lennox House, 9 Lawford Road
  Rugby, Warwichshire,   England 
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 20 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 12

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Clothing; Color; Crosswalks; Design; Height; Lanterns; Lighting columns; Luminance; Mercury; Mercury vapor lamps; Pedestrians; Sodium; Sodium vapor lamps; Specifications; Street lighting; Surfaces; Tests; Texture; Visibility
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• Old TRIS Terms: Mercury lamps; Sodium lamps
• ITRD Terms: 1688: Clothing; 6784: Colour; 6489: Height; 516: Lantern; 545: Lighting (street); 527: Lighting column; 525: Luminance; 7199: Mercury; 8078: Netherlands; 1733: Pedestrian; 1659: Pedestrian crossing; 7197: Sodium; 6438: Surface; 3053: Surface texture; 6255: Test; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00392507
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM