POLARIZED LIGHT FOR VEHICLE HEADLAMPS

The problems of lighting the road ahead without causing glare to the opposing driver are described, together with the advantages of polarized headlights for this purpose. The organization and conduct of a possible large-scale public trial or demonstration of polarized headlights for motor vehicles is described. Cost alternatives, legal constraints, administrative management, public relations, traffic safety benefits, and technical design criteria, are discussed in detail.(a) /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

  2, rue André Pascal
  Paris,   France  75775 Paris Cedex 16
• Publication Date: 1976

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 97 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel
  • Publisher: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Costs; Crash rates; Drivers; Glare; Headlamps; Highway safety; International; Laws; Legislation; Location; Motor vehicles; Polarization; Public relations; Street lighting; Tests; Traffic flow; Weather
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United States
• ITRD Terms: 1612: Accident rate; 224: Cost; 1772: Driver; 8034: Europe; 1677: Glare; 1342: Headlamp; 9034: International; 1556: Legislation; 9061: Location; 6796: Polarization; 6255: Test; 671: Traffic flow; 8122: USA; 2545: Weather
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Finance; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149703
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 22 1977 12:00AM