THE USE OF HEADLAMPS BY VEHICLES DURING DAYTIME AND TRAFFIC SAFETY

HET VOEREN VAN VERLICHTING OVERDAG DOOR MOTORVOERTUIGEN EN DE VERKEERSVEILLIGHEID

In some circumstances vehicles are insufficiently visible during daylight. Therefore it is recommended that headlamps be used at all times during daylight. An additional benefit is that information is given concerning direction of travel. A brightly coloured car forms a contrast with the background, but the brightness of non-dirty dipped headlights will usually exceed the brightest colour. In certain circumstances rear lights can be more easily visible than a bright colour, in other circumstances the reverse is the case. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV

  Bezuidenhoutseweg 62
  The Hague,   Netherlands  2594 AW

  Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Documentatie Centrum

  P.O. Box 20301
  The Hague,   Netherlands 
• Publication Date: 1974-1-24

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 7 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brightness; Color; Contrast; Daylight; Headlamps; Low beamed headlamps; Side lighting; Traffic safety; Vehicles; Visibility
• ITRD Terms: 1057: Air transport network; 6784: Colour; 6794: Contrast (visual); 9008: Daylight; 1340: Dipped headlight; 1331: Side light; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00159727
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 29 1978 12:00AM