DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF EFFECTS ON ROAD SAFETY

The report presents a systematic review of current knowledge regarding the safety effects of daytime running light (DRL). A meta-analysis has been made of 25 studies that have evaluated DRL for cars and 16 studies that have evaluated DRL for motorcycles. A cost benefit analysis of five policy options for the use of DRL in the European Union has been made. DRL reduces the number of multi-party daytime accidents by 5-10%. The benefits of using DRL are greater than the costs in all five policy options.

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  • Summary in Norwegian.
• Corporate Authors:

  Norwegian Institute of Transport Economics

  Gransesvingen 7, P.O. Box 6110, Etterstad
  Oslo,   Norway  N-0602
• Authors:
  • Elvik, R
  • Christensen, S F
  • Olsen, S F
• Publication Date: 2003-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 118 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Daytime running lamps; Meta-analysis; Policy analysis; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: European Union countries
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00973731
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 8248003922
• Report/Paper Numbers: TOI-688/2003
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 28 2004 12:00AM