BRINGING THE NIGHTTIME ROAD TO LIFE

The risk of a fatal automobile crash at night is nearly 3 times as high as the risk in daylight hours. One of the reasons for this is due to the number of visual cues that help to guide drivers and keep them on the road in daylight conditions. An individual driver's night vision characteristics and the lack of adequate visual guidance information are significant factors that contribute to nighttime accidents. This article examines the improvement that can be provided to nighttime visibility by employing retroreflective pavement markings and sign sheeting.

• Record URL:
  http://www3.apwa.net/Resources/Reporter/Articles/2000/7/Bringing-the-nighttime-road-to-life
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• Corporate Authors:

  American Public Works Association

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  Kansas City, MO  United States  64108-2625
• Authors:
  • Hasson, P
  • Huckaby, E
  • Umbs, R
• Publication Date: 2000-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 22-24
• Serial:
  • APWA Reporter
  • Volume: 67
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: American Public Works Association
  • ISSN: 0092-4873

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile drivers; Automobile driving; Crash causes; Fatalities; Highway safety; Highway transportation; Night visibility; Nighttime crashes; Reflectorized materials; Reflectorized road markings; Retroreflection; Retroreflectivity; Traffic crashes; Visual perception
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00796082
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 26 2000 12:00AM