DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS: A POTENT TRAFFIC SAFETY MEASURE

Daytime Running Lights (DRL) are used on the assumption that there is a causal relationship between an increase in motor vehicle visibility and a decrease in risk of traffic accident. The report discusses a short literature survey of the growing use of DRL beginning in the 1960s. It describes the introduction of compulsory use of DRL in the Scandinavian countries and evaluates the effects of DRL on daytime multiple accidents in these countries. It also reviews recent trends and changing attitudes toward DRL in North America and on the European continent.

• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • Helmers, G
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Pagination: 34 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Crash rates; Daytime running lamps; Vehicle lighting
• Old TRIS Terms: Compulsory; Running lights
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00478312
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: VTI-333A, HS-040 516
• Files: HSL, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 31 1990 12:00AM