Guidelines for the Implementation of Reduced Lighting on Roadways

This report provides guidelines for the implementation of an adaptive lighting system for roadway lighting. Based on the analysis of crashes and lighting performance, a series of criteria and the associated design levels have been developed to provide an approach for light level selection and the adjustability of the light level based on the needs of the driving environment. The application, the technology needs, the benefit cost, and the legal implications of adaptive lighting are also considered in this guideline document.

• Record URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/14050/14050.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/safety/14050/index.cfm
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35937
• Corporate Authors:

  Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg

  Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
  3500 Transportation Research Plaza
  Blacksburg, VA  United States  24061

  Federal Highway Administration

  Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, 6300 Georgetown Pike
  McLean, VA  United States  22101
• Authors:
  • Gibbons, Ronald
  • Guo, Feng
  • Medina, Alejandra
  • Terry, Travis
  • Du, Jianhe
  • Lutkevich, Paul
  • Corkum, David
  • Vetere, Peter
• Publication Date: 2014-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 46p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Benefit cost analysis; Implementation; Legal factors; Street lighting
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; I20: Design and Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01530973
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HRT-14-050
• Contract Numbers: DTFH61-13-D-00018
• Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 24 2014 3:15PM