A MODIFICATION OF THE METHOD OF EVALUATING GLARE FROM STREET LIGHTING

A METHOD IS DESCRIBED OF DETERMINING THE DEGREE OF SENSITIVITY TO GLARE, SO-CALLED PSYCHOLOGICAL GLARE, WHICH TAKES ACCOUNT OF VARIOUS FACTORS: LIGHT INTENSITY, RELATIONS BETWEEN LIGHT INTENSITIES ON THE SAME PLANE, THE AMOUNT OF SURFACE ILLUMINATED, AVERAGE ROAD LUMINANCE, COLOR FACTOR, AND NUMBER OF LIGHTING INSTALLATIONS PER KILOMETER. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • ADRIAN, W
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 441-6
• Serial:
  • Lichttechnik
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 8
  • Publisher: Helios-Verlag

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Brightness; Color; Glare; Installation; Street lighting
• Uncontrolled Terms: Intensity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222509
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 11 1973 12:00AM