SEEING THE LIGHT

Studies recently completed in Belgium by J. Van Ginderacht (Ministry of Public Works) and G. Van Heystraeten (Road Research Centre) show that when lighting was installed, night-time accidents were reduced by 30 percent and fatal accidents were reduced by 40 percent. The research showed that lighting yields a twofold result. From a human viewpoint, it cuts road fatalities, and economically speaking, it considerably reduces the direct annual loss due to road accidents. Article also discusses sodium and metal halide/mercury lighting.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Route One Publishing Limited

  19/21 High Street
  Sutton, Surrey SM1 1DJ,   England 
• Authors:
  • Sandhu, D
• Publication Date: 1992-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 51-53
• Serial:
  • World Highways/Routes du Monde
  • Volume: 1
  • Issue Number: 6
  • Publisher: Route One Publishing Limited
  • ISSN: 0964-4598
  • Serial URL: http://www.worldhighways.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile driving; Lamps; Mercury vapor lamps; Night; Safety; Sodium vapor lamps; Street lighting; Traffic safety
• Uncontrolled Terms: Night driving
• Geographic Terms: Belgium
• Old TRIS Terms: Mercury lamps; Sodium lamps
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00626256
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 20 1993 12:00AM