International report on lighting design for midblock crosswalks.

Auteur(s)
Gibbons, R.B. Edwards, C. Williams, B. & Andersen, C.K.
Jaar
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This report provides information on lighting parameters and design criteria that should be considered when installing fixed roadway lighting for midblock crosswalks. The information is based on static and dynamic experiments of driver performance with regard to the detection of pedestrians and surrogates in midblock crosswalks. Experimental condition variables included lamp type (high-pressure sodium and metal halide), vertical illuminance level, color of pedestrian clothing, position of the pedestrians and surrogates in the crosswalk, and the presence of glare. Two additional lighting systems, a Probeam luminaire and ground-installed LEDs, were also evaluated. The research found that a vertical illuminance of 20 lx in the crosswalk, measured at a height of 1.5 m (5 ft) from the road surface, provided adequate detection distances in most circumstances. Although the research was constrained to midblock placements of crosswalks, the report includes a brief discussion of considerations in lighting crosswalks colocated with intersections. (Author/publisher)

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Bibliotheeknummer
C 41951 [electronic version only]
Uitgave

McLean, VA, U.S. Department of Transportation DOT, Federal Highway Administration FHWA, Office of Safety Research and Development, 2008, V + 21 p., 6 ref.; FHWA-HRT-08-053

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