Senior Research Scientist John Bullough, Ph.D., was featured on WAMC's Academic Minute on August 9, 2015. He discusses why streetlights might not always make the roads as safe as you think. Listen to the audio interview here! WAMC/Northeast Public Radio is a regional public radio network serving parts of seven northeastern states. |
Streetlights might not always make roadways as safe as you thinkLighting for Roadway Safety
Making our highways safe for drivers and pedestrians is the goal of our transportation research group. Lighting our nation's highways is an important way to create roadways.
Highlighted Projects
Novel Crosswalk Lighting Improves Pedestrian Safety
Reduced nighttime visibility is a probable contributor to pedestrian injuries and fatalities. Through the Region II University Transportation Research Center, the LRC completed a project for the New Jersey Department of Transportation to systematically evaluate different approaches to lighting at pedestrian crosswalks for improving pedestrian visibility and detection.
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Effects of Roadway Signage on Driver Perception and Behavior
When approaching a sharp curve, there are many roadway delineators to let you know to slow down. Researchers look for a way to make drivers to slow down sooner.
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Ecoluminance for Energy-Efficient and Safe Roadway Travel
The LRC identified and evaluated promising approaches to incorporating lighting and vegetation, or ecoluminance system, along roadways. The visibility of objects along several roadway applications (urban boulevards, curved exit ramps, and roundabouts) was investigated using a series of lighting simulations.
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The following list includes articles and presentations on related subjects.
Research: Roadway and Highway Construction Lighting
- Street Lighting Survey Results
- High-mast Lighting for Highway Construction
- Documentation of Semi-Permanent High-Mast Lighting for Construction
- FHWA Report: Improving the Roadway Visibility System
- Guidelines for Efficient Street Lighting
- Review of the Safety Benefits and Other Effects of Roadway Lighting
- Lighting and Vegetation for Energy-Efficient and Safe Roadway Travel
- Design and Evaluation of Effective Crosswalk Illumination
- Analysis of Visual Performance Benefits from Roadway Lighting
- Lighting and Vegetation for Energy-Efficient and Safe Roadway Travel
- Design and Evaluation of Effective Crosswalk Illumination
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