STREET LIGHTING DESIGN

BRIEFLY REVIEWED ARE THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GROWTH OF TRAFFIC, ROAD ACCIDENTS AND PUBLIC LIGHTING, TOGETHER WITH THE VARIOUS SECTIONS OF BS CP1004 CODE OF PRACTICE FOR STREET LIGHTING AND THE RELATED BS1788 SPECIFICATION FOR STREET LIGHTING LANTERNS INCLUDING INTERNATIONAL CODES. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE NEW IMPROVED LIGHT SOURCES AVAILABLE. FOR HIGH SPEED DUAL HIGHWAYS CONVENTIONAL LIGHTING IS CONSIDERED OBSOLETE, HENCE THE ALTERNATIVE OF AXIAL MEDIAN LIGHTING AS INSTALLED IN JOHANNESBURG IS REVIEWED. PROMINENCE IS GIVEN TO NEWLY DEVELOPED TECHNIQUES OF HIGH MAST LIGHTING FOR COMPLEX JUNCTIONS, HIGH SPEED ROADS, CIVIC CENTERS AND SUBURBAN AREAS. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 135, No 4063, PP 30-39
• Corporate Authors:

  Surveyor, London /UK

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• Authors:
  • Grundy, J T
• Publication Date: 1970-4-24

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Divided highways; High speed ground transportation; High speed vehicles; Intersections; Performance based specifications; Specifications; Speed; Street lighting; Suburbs
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Railroads; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220955
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 26 1970 12:00AM