DETERMINATION OF VISUAL DISTANCE AS A FUNCTION OF PHOTOMETRIC PARAMETERS

This paper presents the results of a night time experiment performed outside Athens in mid-January 1993. The purpose of this experiment was to investigate how obstacles on the road surface can be perceived by drivers under various conditions of road lighting and contrast (A). For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD 862232.

• Corporate Authors:

  NSVV NETHERLANDS INSTITUTION OF ILLUMINATING ENGINEERING

  P O BOX 9035
  ARNHEM,   Netherlands  6800 ET
• Authors:
  • KAMBEZIDIS, H D
  • LOGOTHETIS, M A
  • OIKONOMOPOULOS, I
  • PAPADODIMAS, E
  • XIDADEKAS, D
• Conference:
  • PROCEEDINGS OF THE 2ND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON ENERGY-EFFICIENT LIGHTING "RIGHT LIGHT", 26-29 SEPTEMBER 1993, ARNHEM, THE NETHERLANDS
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 291-298

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Braking performance; Conferences; Contrast; Drivers; Freeways; Glare; Hazards; Luminance; Night; Obstructions (Navigation); Perception; Street lighting; Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: Greece
• ITRD Terms: 1695: Braking distance; 8525: Conference; 6794: Contrast (visual); 1772: Driver; 1677: Glare; 8040: Greece; 545: Lighting (street); 525: Luminance; 2752: Motorway; 9052: Night; 1644: Obstacle; 2229: Perception; 6288: Test method
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00662039
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 28 1994 12:00AM