Developing Updated Minimum In-Service Retroreflectivity Levels for Traffic Signs

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1824, 2003, Pages 133-143

  Carlson, Paul J ^a   Hawkins, H Gene ^a   Schertz, Greg F ^b   Mace, Douglas J ^c   Opiela, Kenneth S ^d  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM   (United States)

^b FHWA   (United States)

^c Last Resource Inc   (United States)

^d Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEADLIGHTS; LIGHT REFLECTION; PASSENGER CARS; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNS; VISION;

RETROREFLECTIVITY;

HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0346874064     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1824-15     Document Type: Conference Paper

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