THE EFFECTS OF RUNNING LIGHTS IN COMPARISON WITH PARKING AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS ON THE VISIBILITY OF A PEDESTRIAN IN STATIONARY STREET LIGHTING

JAEMFOERELSE AV VARSELLJUS OCH KONVENTIONELL FORDONSBELYSNING MED AVSEENDE PAA FOTGAENGARES SYNBARHET PAA GATOR MED STATIONAER BELYSNING

In a tachistoscopic investigation of the visibility of a pedestrian in different kinds of street lighting the effects of vehicle lighting were also studied. In the present investigation the results of two types of running lights are compared with data from parking lights and low beam head lights. The results indicate that in the situation studied - a relatively poorly lit suburban street - a pedestrian is more visible with running lights than with either parking lights or low beam head lights./TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish Road Safety Office

  Fack S-17120
  Solna 1,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • DAHLSTEDT, S
• Publication Date: 1973

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 13 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Constraints; Headlamps; Pedestrians; Street lighting; Vehicle lighting; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Passive constraints; Running lights
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 6737: Beam (ray); 1340: Dipped headlight; 1342: Headlamp; 545: Lighting (street); 1733: Pedestrian; 1331: Side light; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00126340
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: NR 24 R&D Rept.
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 21 1976 12:00AM