DESIGNING ROADWAY LIGHTING SYSTEMS FOR THE NEXT MILLENNIUM

The benefits associated with lighting the nation's roadways are manyfold. According to U.S. Department of Transportation and National Highway Administration data, lighting is the most effective improvement available in stopping and/or limiting the severity of accidents. Until rather recently, however, the method of lighting roadways has remained unchanged. This article describes new roadway lighting systems for the next millennium, specifically focusing on the utility and advantages of the individual lowering device (ILD) lamp fixtures. These roadway lighting systems can be used with a single luminaire or as many as 4 can be placed on a single pole; ILDs can also accommodate offset, shoe box, high-mast, or cobra head type luminaires. ILDs are easily maintainable and more cost effective than traditional roadway lamps.

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• Corporate Authors:

  International Municipal Signal Association

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  P.O. Box 539
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• Authors:
  • Watson, C P
• Publication Date: 2000-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 40-43
• Serial:
  • IMSA Journal
  • Volume: 38
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: International Municipal Signal Association
  • ISSN: 10642560
  • Serial URL: http://www.imsasafety.org

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cost effectiveness; Crash severity; High mast lighting; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Highways; Lighting systems; Luminaires; Street lighting
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Transportation; U.S. Federal Highway Administration
• Uncontrolled Terms: Individual lowering devices (Lighting)
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; I21: Planning of Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792539
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 4 2000 12:00AM