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https://onlinepubs.trb.or...trcircular/297/297-017.pdf

Europe is a mixture of cultures and political systems with many linguistic barriers. At the same time, it forms a strong economic body which depends on its road infrastructure for its economic development. Therefore, the road network of Europe must have the equipment in road signing and markings allowing drivers from any country to feel safe and comfortable in any other country. The trend in Europe should be, in the coming years and generations, to improve the quality of road signing and to reduce the risks of finding a large number of signs and markings in poor condition as is currently the case.

This paper appeared in Transportation Research Circular No. 297, Providing Visibility and Visual Guidance to the Road User. 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.

HS-040 196

p. 18-21

1985-12

Transportation Research Circular

Digital/other

Cooperation; Design; Foreign; International; International compacts; Maintenance; Standardization; Traffic signs

Design; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure

TRIS, TRB

Aug 31 1986 12:00AM

• A SYSTEMS APPROACH TO THE OPTIMIZATION OF VISUAL CONDITIONS IN LOW BEAM ILLUMINATION
• DAYTIME CONSPICUITY OF ROAD TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES
• DETERMINING MAINTENANCE NEEDS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNS
• IMPROVING ANALYTICAL APPROACHES FOR EVALUATING VISIBILITY
• LUMINANCE OF TRAFFIC SIGNS AT NIGHT
• MEASURING THE VISUAL COMPLEXITY OF NIGHTTIME ROADWAYS
• PAVEMENT REFLECTION STUDIES
• PROVIDING VISIBILITY AND VISUAL GUIDANCE TO THE ROAD USER
• REDUCED LIGHTING DURING PERIODS OF LOW TRAFFIC DENSITY
• REFLECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF ROADWAY PAVEMENTS DURING WET WEATHER
• REMARKS TO VISIBILITY SYMPOSIUM PARTICIPANTS
• SIGN LUMINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR VARIOUS BACKGROUND COMPLEXITIES
• SYMPOSIUM INTRODUCTION
• THE LIGHTING OF ROAD CURVES
• TOWARD A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR APPLYING VISIBILITY DATA TO ROAD LIGHTING DESIGN
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL BRIGHTNESS REQUIREMENTS FOR THE NIGHTTIME DRIVING ENVIRONMENT
• USE OF COMPUTER GRAPHICS TO AID IN DESIGN OF PUBLIC LIGHTING SYSTEMS
• USE OF THE PHILIPS OPEN-AIR LABORATORY FOR VISIBILITY RESEARCH
• VERTICAL ILLUMINANCE AS A CRITERION FOR TUNNEL LIGHTING DESIGN
• VISIBILITY ASPECTS OF ROAD LIGHTING
• VISIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR OVERHEAD GUIDE SIGNS
• VISIBILITY THRESHOLDS IN NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS
• VISUAL PERFORMANCE UNDER NIGHT DRIVING CONDITIONS
• VISUALLY CRITICAL ELEMENTS IN NIGHT DRIVING, IN RELATION TO PUBLIC LIGHTING