RECOMMENDED PRACTICE FOR ROADWAY SIGN LIGHTING

The recommendations presented provide guidelines only for the lighting of roadway signs. They do not provide standards for the message, letters, symbols, color, size, or location since these are covered by the design requirements of the appropriate highway agency. The need for sign lighting is explained, classification of lighted signs is given elements of roadway sign lighting, external lighted signs, internal lighted signs, luminous source message signs are described. Problems of maintenance of lighted sings are outlined.

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  Illuminating Engineering Society

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• Authors:
  • Siska, M E
  • Bradford, C H
  • Cottingham, J T
  • Dixson, R M
  • Dorman, W H
  • Edman, W H
  • Gray, C J
  • Husby, D E
  • LeVere, R C
  • Olsen, B
  • Thompson, J A
  • Waight, V H
  • Westergren, G L
  • Wilson, A R
  • Odle, H A
  • Young, S H
• Publication Date: 1983-4

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 141-145
• Serial:
  • Illuminating Engineering Society, Journal of
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society
  • ISSN: 0099-4480

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Equipment maintenance; Lighting; Recommendations; Traffic signs; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic sign maintenance
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379455
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1983 12:00AM