Relative Luminance of Retroreflective Raised Pavement Markers and Pavement Marking Stripes on Simulated Rural Two-Lane Roads

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1844, 2003, Pages 45-51

  Molino, John A ^a   Opiela, Kenneth S ^b   Andersen, Carl K ^b   Moyer, M Joseph ^b  

^a SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Federal Highway Administration Virginia Division   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOG; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; LUMINESCENCE; ROADS AND STREETS;

PAVEMENT MARKERS; RELATIVE LUMINANCE;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 1842480656     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1844-06     Document Type: Conference Paper

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