Relationship of Fixed and Vehicular Lighting to Accidents. State and LocalPrograms Report. Moving Technology into Practice

摘要

The report provides a summary of the information available from research reportscovering the period between 1979 and 1988. The material reported relates to the relationship between accidents and both fixed and vehicular roadway lighting. A reference list is provided for readers who wish more detailed information on a particular research study. Eighty percent of the vehicle miles driven in 1988 were in the daylight hours but more than half of the fatalities occurred during the night hours. Vehicle headlights and fixed lighting interact and both must be considered when day and night accident rates are compared. Major improvements in vehicle headlighting make fixed lighting less effective and vice versa.