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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN ROAD AND STREET LIGHTING WITH A VIEW TO ROAD SAFETY

J E Boer, D E Schrevder

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Lighting for road traffic must make good visual perception possible for the road user in order to ensure the best possible performance and to maintain effortless visual comfort even for protracted periods. The object of this is to promote road safety. This necessitates: sufficient light; adequately uniform distribution of the light in the optical field; adequate limitation of glare; and visual guidance. Based on results of experiments on visual perception in simulated or real traffic conditions, quantitive quidelines are given for the properties of a road-traffic lighting installation. Lastly, data are given on the contribution of street lighting to road safety.

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Lighting for road traffic must make good visual perception possible for the road user in order to ensure the best possible performance and to maintain effortless visual comfort even for protracted periods. The object of this is to promote road safety. This necessitates: sufficient light; adequately uniform distribution of the light in the optical field; adequate limitation of glare; and visual guidance. Based on results of experiments on visual perception in simulated or real traffic conditions, quantitive quidelines are given for the properties of a road-traffic lighting installation. Lastly, data are given on the contribution of street lighting to road safety.

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Lighting for road traffic must make good visual perception possible for the road user in order to ensure the best possible performance and to maintain effortless visual comfort even for protracted periods. The object of this is to promote road safety. This necessitates: sufficient light; adequately uniform distribution of the light in the optical field; adequate limitation of glare; and visual guidance. Based on results of experiments on visual perception in simulated or real traffic conditions, quantitive quidelines are given for the properties of a road-traffic lighting installation. Lastly, data are given on the contribution of street lighting to road safety.

Key concepts: GLARE, Transport engineering, Perception, Computer science, Road traffic, Engineering, Psychology, Layer (electronics)

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