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The question whether dipped headlights should or should not be used in well-lighted streets is considered from the standpoint of practical law enforcement and safety of road users. The results are presented, with comments, of roadside checks at two sites in Ayrshire, Scotland, on the use of dipped headlights in streets with contrasting intensity of illumination. The results confirm the recent increase in use of headlights and the total casualty rates in Ayrshire and elsewhere are considered against this trend. A review is included of legislation introduced since 1930 e.g. Introduction of speed limits and use of the breathalyser test, and from figures quoted it is suggested that these measures may well have reduced total road casualties. The author concludes that legislation should now be introduced requiring headlights to be used in all situations during hours of darkness except when vehicles are stationary. (TRRL)

• Corporate Authors:

  Association of Public Lighting Engineers

  78 Buckingham Gate, Westminster
  London SW1E 6PF,   England 

  Institution of Public Lighting Engineers

  Lennox House, 9 Lawford Road
  Rugby, Warwichshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Steel, M
• Publication Date: 1979-12

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 241-242
• Serial:
  • Public Lighting
  • Volume: 44
  • Issue Number: 187
  • Publisher: Association of Public Lighting Engineers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohol breath tests; Conferences; Crash rates; Headlamps; Highway safety; Injuries; Law enforcement; Laws; Low beamed headlamps; Luminous intensity; Night; Night visibility; Pedestrians; Police; Reviews; Speed limits; Street lighting; Traffic regulations; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Use
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1663: Accident black spot; 1661: Accident prevention; 2872: Bend (road); 562: Carriageway marking; 6925: Circuit (electr); 3612: Coating; 8525: Conference; 1340: Dipped headlight; 5910: Durability; 1534: Enforcement (law); 4547: Glass; 9108: Improvement; 2163: Injury; 505: Light intensity; 545: Lighting (street); 8643: Microprocessor; 9052: Night; 1733: Pedestrian; 1522: Police; 560: Reflecting road stud; 3031: Skid resistance; 3855: Technology; 1544: Traffic regulations; 8119: United Kingdom; 313: Urban area; 9084: Use; 6783: Visibility
• Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310073
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-030 127
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 22 1980 12:00AM