STREET LIGHTING REDUCTION. ACCIDENT AND ECONOMICS

SAMLADE FAKTA OM SAMBANDET MELLAN VAEGBELYSNING, OLYCKOR OCH EKONOMI. FAKTAUNDERLAG OCH BERAEKNINGAR. TRAFIKOLYCKSTABELL

This report examines if accidents increase when street lighting is reduced. Statistics which describe the influence of time of day, month and location on accident rate are presented. According to these tables accidents have increased when street lighting has been reduced. A model for calculating accident costs is described. The increase in accident cost is then compared with the reduction in energy costs. (TRRL)

  • Corporate Authors:

    Ljuskultur

    P.O. Box 5512
    Stockholm,   Sweden 
  • Publication Date: 1983

Language

  • Swedish

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
  • Pagination: 25 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00394344
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
  • Files: ITRD, TRIS
  • Created Date: Jul 31 1985 12:00AM