LIGHTING, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT

USING STATISTICS THE AUTHOR DEMONSTRATES THAT NIGHT DRIVING IS TWICE AS DANGEROUS AS DAYLIGHT DRIVING. ATTENTION IS DRAWN TO THE NEED OF RELYING ON LIGHTING TO BRING THE LEVEL OF SAFETY OF NIGHT DRIVING TO THAT OF DAYLIGHT DRIVING. HEADLAMPS CAUSE GLARE AND ARE THEREFORE DANGEROUS. THE ONLY SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF NIGHT TRAFFIC IS TO INSTALL FIXED LIGHTING SYSTEMS ALONG HIGHLY TRAFFICKED ROADS. IF THE SYSTEMS COMPLY WITH THE QUALITY CRITERIA DEFINED BY THE COMMISSION INTERNATIONALE DE L'ECLAIRAGE (INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION FOR LIGHTING) EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT PUBLIC LIGHTING CAN GREATLY REDUCE THE NUMBER OF SEVERE OR FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCURRING AT NIGHT.