Vehicle Lighting and Modern Roundabouts: Implications for Pedestrian Safety

SAE International Journal of Passenger Cars - Mechanical Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 195-198

  Bullough, John D ^a   Skinner, Nicholas P ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHTING; LIGHTING FIXTURES; VEHICLES;

ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; FIELD STUDIES; INTERSECTION TYPES; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; VEHICLE LIGHTING; VISUAL PERFORMANCE;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

EID: 84863197375     PISSN: 19463995     EISSN: 19464002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/2012-01-0268     Document Type: Article

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