To illuminate or not to illuminate: Roadway lighting as it affects traffic safety at intersections

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 53, Issue , 2013, Pages 65-77

  Bullough, John D ^a   Donnell, Eric T ^b   Rea, Mark S ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crash reduction; Lighting; Regression analysis; Safety; Visual performance

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; BENEFITS AND COSTS; CONTROL VARIABLE; CRASH FREQUENCY; DESIGN PHASE; INTERSECTION TYPES; LIGHTING PRACTICES; LIGHTING SYSTEMS; MINNESOTA; REGRESSION MODEL; ROADWAY LIGHTING; STATISTICAL APPROACH; TRAFFIC SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS; VISUAL PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

LIGHTING;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EVALUATION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VISION;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MINNESOTA; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PHOTOPERIOD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAFETY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84873300848     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2012.12.029     Document Type: Article

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