BETTER AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING IS COMING

Better visbility schemes for automobiles are described, including rectangular headlamps, three-beam headlighting, higher intensity upper beams, daytime front running lights, and side turn signals. Other lighting improvements under consideration are mentioned briefly, including supplemental side backup lamps, greater intensity stop and turn signals for daylight hours, and better schemes for making a distinction between tail and stop indications.

• Corporate Authors:

  Illuminating Engineering Society

  120 Wall Street, 17th Floor
  New York, NY  United States  10005-4001
• Publication Date: 1975-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 40-42
• Serial:
  • Lighting Design and Application
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue Number: 10
  • Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Days; Design; Headlamps; Luminous intensity; Night; Rear lighting; Turn signals; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Rear lights; Turning lights
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127565
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 29 1975 12:00AM