PLAN SAFETY STUDY ON FREEWAY LIGHTING

THE MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF STATE HIGHWAYS HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO DETERMINE FULLY THE EFFECTS OF FREEWAY LIGHTING ON TRAFFIC SAFETY IN URBAN AREAS. BIDS WILL BE TAKEN NEXT YEAR TO LIGHT NEARLY THREE MILES OF I-94 NORTHEAST OF DETROIT, FROM 8 MILE ROAD NORTH TO THE FUTURE INTERCHANGE WITH I-696 JUST SOUTH OF 11 MILE ROAD. THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE A BEFORE- AND-AFTER COMPARISON OF NIGHTTIME ACCIDENT RATES ON THE THREE MILE SECTION. THIS WILL SERVE AS A GUIDE TO FURTHER LIGHTING POLICY ON URBAN FREEWAYS OUTSIDE OF DETROIT. PROIR STUDIES HAVE BEEN KEYED TO COMPARISIONS OF ACCIDENT RATES ON SERARATE LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED SECTIONS OF URBAN FREEWAYS. /ARTICLE/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 66, No 39, P 9
• Publication Date: 1969-9-25

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Michigan Roads and Construction
  • Publisher: Baker Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Before and after studies; Crash rates; Freeways; Night; Street lighting; Traffic crashes; Traffic safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Freeway lighting
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220645
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 13 1970 12:00AM