Modern pavement marking systems Relationship between optics and nighttime visibility

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2056, 2008, Pages 43-51

  Burns, David M ^a   Hedblom, Thomas P ^a   Miller, Terry W ^a  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; HIGHWAY MARKINGS; LUMINANCE; OPTICAL DESIGN; PAVEMENTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; ROAD AND STREET MARKINGS;

'DRY' [; MARKING SYSTEM; NIGHT VISIBILITY UNDER RAIN CONDITIONS; NIGHT-TIME VISIBILITIES; PAVEMENT MARKINGS; PREDICTIVE CORRELATION; PROPERTY; RETROREFLECTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; ROAD MARKING; WET CONDITIONS;

VISIBILITY;

EID: 56749107529     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2056-06     Document Type: Article

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