LESS LETHAL LIGHTING COLUMNS

The article reviews data from accidents where collisions with lighting columns have occurred. More than half of those producing serious injury were on Class A roads, most of those being on 30-40 mile/h speed limited sections. The author discusses the design and possible applications of a breakaway column in which a joint at the base shears on impact causing the column to be carried away from the road. Figures show that these columns, although not popular in the UK, could produce a 30 per cent annual return on their initial cost of installation. Methods of overcoming restrictions to their use where the falling column could fall into the carriageway or strike a pedestrian are discussed. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Illuminating Engineering Society

  York House, 199 Westminster Bridge Road
  London SE1 7UN,   England 
• Authors:
  • Moore, R L
• Publication Date: 1976-9-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 208-209
• Serial:
  • Light and Lighting
  • Volume: 69
  • Issue Number: 5

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Breakaway supports; Crash injury research; Crash investigation; Crashes; Lighting columns; Lighting equipment
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1631: Collision; 5589: Frangible joint; 527: Lighting column; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Highways; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145383
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM