EFFECTIVENESS OF FREEWAY LIGHTING IN REDUCING ACCIDENTS

The results of a comparative analysis of the night-to-day accident rate ratios for a 6-month period when the lighting was off with those for a like period when the lighting was on are reported.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Compendium Technical Paper 49th Annual Meeting Institute of Transportation Engineers, Toronto, September 23-27, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)

  Washington, DC  United States 
• Authors:
  • Hilton, M H
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Crash rates; Daylight; Freeways; Highway transportation; Measures of effectiveness; Night; Prevention; Safety; Street lighting; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Comparative analysis; Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure; I82: Accidents and Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00329619
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM