VISUAL HAZARDS ON STREETS AND HIGHWAYS

NIGHTTIME AND DAYTIME VISUAL HAZARDS ARE DISCUSSED. NIGHTTIME HAZARDS WHICH REDUCE VISIBILITY INCLUDE INADEQUATE STREET LIGHTING, LOW REFLECTANCE ASPHALT PAVEMENTS, IMPROPER USE OF REFLECTORS, RAIN, FOG, AND INSUFFICIENT VEHICLE LIGHTING. SEVERAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS INCLUDING SUN AND SKY GLARE, ATMOSPHERIC BOIL, MIRAGE EFFECTS, CAMOUFLAGE EFFECTS, RAIN, SNOW, MIST, AND FOG, CREATE DAYTIME VISUAL HAZARDS FOR DRIVERS. METHODS OF REDUCING OR ELIMINATING THESE HAZARDS AND IMPROVING VISIBILITY ARE PRESENTED. /HSL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Vision & Highway Safety

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• Authors:
  • Allen, M J
• Publication Date: 1970

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 141-76
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Vision & Highway Safety
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: Vision & Highway Safety

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Environmental impacts; Hazards; Night visibility; Reflectivity; Street lighting; Vehicle lighting; Visibility
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00222194
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 8 1973 12:00AM