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Title: POOR VISIBILITY UNDER LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHTS: A COMMON CAUSE OF WRONG-WAY DRIVING
Accession Number: 00168084
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: Through selected case studies, this paper illustrates the way in which the inadequate visibility of road signs and pavement markings at night contributes to wrong-way driving. A concept termed the keg of legibility, which delineates the limits of nighttime visibility under low-beam headlights, is described. The application of the keg-of-legibility concept to the placement of signs, markings, and additional devices that help guide the motorist through the intersection of a four-lane divided highway and another road is discussed. Examples of wrong-way entry on roads having poor geometrics are used to emphasize the need for such guidance. /Author/
Supplemental Notes: Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Visibility. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 01411474
Report/Paper Numbers: HS-022 157
Authors: Vaswani, N KPagination: pp 52-56
Publication Date: 1977
Serial: ISBN: 0309026539
Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures
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TRT Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Jan 30 1989 12:00AM
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