Pavement marking photometric performance and visibility under dry, wet, and rainy conditions: Pilot field study

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 1973, 2006, Pages 113-119

  Burns, David M ^a   Hudson, Neil ^a   Haunschild, Dale ^a   May, Dave ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; METEOROLOGICAL PROBLEMS; PHOTOMETRY; RAIN; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

INSTRUMENTAL MEASUREMENT; LUMINANCE; RETROREFLECTIVE TAPES;

PAVEMENTS;

EID: 33847144900     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/1973-16     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (7)

1. A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets, 4th ed. AASHTO, Washington, D.C., 2001.
2. Schnell, T., F. Aktan, and Y.-C. Lee. Nighttime Visibility and Retroreflectance of Pavement Markings in Dry, Wet, and Rainy Conditions. In Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1824, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2003, pp. 144-155.
3. European Commission Directorate-General for Transport. COST 331: Requirements for Horizontal Road Marking-Final Report of the Action. European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research. 1999. www.cordis.lu/cost-transport/src/cost-331.htm.
4. Gibbons, R. B., J. Hankey, and I. Pashaj. Wet Night Visibility of Pavement Markings, Publication FHWA/VTRC 05-CR3. FHWA, U.S. Department of Transportation, 2004. virginiadot.org/VTRC/main/online_reports/pdf/05-cr3.pdf.
5. Aktan, F., and T. Schnell. Performance Evaluation of Pavement Markings Under Dry, Wet, and Rainy Conditions in the Field. In Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 1877, Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, D.C., 2004, pp. 38-49.
6. Kopf, J. Reflectivity of Pavement Markings: Analysis of Retroreflectivity Degradation Curves. Report WA-RD 592.1. Washington State Transportation Center, University of Washington, Seattle, 2004.
7. Gibbons, R. B., M. J. McElheny, and C. J. Edwards. Impact of Pavement Marking Width on Visibility Distance. Presented at 85th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., 2006.