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    Connected Vehicle Applications for Adaptive Overhead Lighting (On-demand Lighting) 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Palmer, Matthew; Jahangiri, Arash (Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC), 2016-07-01)
    The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has developed an on-demand roadway lighting system and has tested the system’s effect on driver visual performance. On-demand roadway lighting can dramatically reduce energy ...
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    Impact of Solid State Roadway Lighting on Melatonin in Humans 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Bhagavathula, Rajaram; Warfield, Benjamin; Brainard, George C.; Hanifin, John P. (MDPI, 2022-11-18)
    Introduction: In 2009, the World Health Organization identified vehicle crashes, both injury-related and fatal, as a public health hazard. Roadway lighting has long been used to reduce crashes and improve the safety of all ...
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    Lighting Strategies to Increase Nighttime Pedestrian Visibility at Midblock Crosswalks 

    Bhagavathula, Rajaram; Gibbons, Ronald B. (MDPI, 2023-01-12)
    In the last decade, pedestrian fatalities at night, especially at midblock locations, have been increasing at an alarming rate. Lighting is an effective countermeasure in reducing nighttime crashes. However, few studies ...
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    Splash and Spray Assessment Tool Development Program: Final Report 

    Flintsch, Gerardo W.; Tang, Lijie; Katicha, Samer W.; de León Izeppi, Edgar; Viner, Helen; Dunford, Alan; Nesnas, Kamal; Coyle, Fiona; Sanders, Peter; Gibbons, Ronald B.; Williams, Brian M.; Hargreaves, David; Parry, Tony; McGhee, Kevin K.; Larson, Roger M.; Smith, Kelly L. (Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, 2014-10-07)
    The effects of vehicle splash and spray are well known to motorists who have driven in wet weather conditions. Research suggests that splash and spray contribute to a small but measurable portion of road traffic accidents ...
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    Assessment of the Durability of Wet Night Visible Pavement Markings: Wet Visibility Project Phase IV 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Williams, Brian M. (Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 2012-06)
    This project encompassed a research effort to establish the durability of pavement markings in an on-road installation. Six marking technologies were installed on a portion of Route 460 in Blacksburg, Virginia. A human ...
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    Examination of the Current Practice of Lighting in Virginia: Nighttime Work Zones and Improving Safety Through the Development of Nighttime Lighting Specifications 

    Bhagavathula, Rajaram; Gibbons, Ronald B.; Medina, Alejandra; Terry, Travis N. (Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2017-09)
    This project evaluated current nighttime work zone lighting practices for limited-access highways and primary routes in Virginia through (1) an on-site evaluation of lighting levels in work zones; (2) an illuminance ...
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    Assessment of the Performance of Light-Emitting Diode Roadway Lighting Technology 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Li, Yingfeng; Meyer, Jason E. (Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2015-10)
    This study, championed by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Traffic Engineering Division, involved a thorough investigation of light-emitting diode (LED) roadway lighting technology by testing six types of ...
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    Wet Night Visibility of Pavement Markings 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Hankey, Jonathan M.; Pashaj, Irena (Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 2004-10)
    This report describes an investigation into the performance of pavement markings in wet night conditions. The performance of a typical pavement marking will degrade when it gets wet. This is a result of the flooding of the ...
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    The Refinement of Drivers Visibility Needs During Wet Night Conditions: Wet Visibility Project Phase III 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Williams, Brian M. (Virginia Center for Transportation Innovation and Research, 2011-06)
    The purpose of this project was to develop a specification for the minimum retroreflectivity of pavement markings in wet nighttime conditions. In order to establish this specification, the performance of four retroreflective ...
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    Evaluation of Innovative Approaches to Curve Delineation for Two-Lane Rural Roads 

    Gibbons, Ronald B.; Flintsch, Alejandra Medina; Williams, Brian M.; Li, Yingfeng; Machiani, Sahar Ghanipoor; Bhagavathula, Rajaram (Virginia Transportation Research Council, 2018-06)
    Run-off-road crashes are a major problem for rural roads. These roads tend to be unlit, and drivers may have difficulty seeing or correctly predicting the curvature of horizontal curves. This leads to vehicles entering ...
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