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Title:

PROGRAMMABLE ROADWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM AS AN INTEGRAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT COMPONENT (ABRIDGMENT)

Accession Number:

00368285

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309033594

Abstract:

Analysis of vehicle traffic on public roads and streets in urban and rural areas indicates that traffic density and volume vary regularly within a 24-h cycle and that there is a close relation between traffic volume and accident rate. The gap between vehicle miles of travel (demand) and available road capacity (supply) is projected to increase steadily in the future. Traffic planners are faced with the need to improve the present use of the road system without investing major sums of money. Among the objectives of such improvements is maximizing the impact of roadway lighting on traffic flow. It is recommended that roadway lighting systems include a switching flexibility that will enable traffic system operators to relate lighting levels to traffic characteristics. The operation of such variable-level lighting systems is briefly described. (Author)

Supplemental Notes:

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. Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Visibility.

Monograph Accession #:

00377764

Report/Paper Numbers:

HS-034 641

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

KETVIRTIS, A

Pagination:

pp 24-26

Publication Date:

1982

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 855
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

Conference:

61st Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1982-1-18 to 1982-1-22

ISBN:

0309033594

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures (3) ; References (5)

Subject Areas:

Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control

Files:

HSL, TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Dec 30 1983 12:00AM

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