Effects of Intersection Lighting Design on Nighttime Visual Performance of Drivers

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dc.contributor.authorBhagavathula, Rajaramen
dc.contributor.authorGibbons, Ronald B.en
dc.contributor.authorNussbaum, Maury A.en
dc.contributor.departmentIndustrial and Systems Engineeringen
dc.contributor.departmentVirginia Tech Transportation Instituteen
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-21T16:44:22Zen
dc.date.available2020-05-21T16:44:22Zen
dc.date.issued2018-01-01en
dc.date.updated2020-05-21T16:44:18Zen
dc.description.abstractNighttime crashes at intersections present a major traffic safety issue in the United States. Existing approaches to intersection lighting design do not account for a driver’s visual performance or the potential interactive effects of vehicle headlamps and roadway lighting. For effective design lighting at intersections, empirical research is required to evaluate the effects of lighting configuration (part of the intersection illuminated) and lighting levels on nighttime driver visual performance. The current study had two goals: First, to quantify visual performance in three lighting configurations (illuminating the intersection box, approach, or both) and second, to determine what lighting levels within each lighting configuration support the best visual performance. The study involved a target detection task completed at night on a realistic roadway intersection. Illuminating the intersection box led to superior visual performance, as indicated by longer target detection distances, fewer missed targets, and more targets identified within a safe stopping distance. For this lighting configuration, visual performance plateaued between 7 and 10 lx of mean intersection illuminance. These results have important implications for the design of intersection lighting at isolated/rural intersections, specifically that illuminating the intersection box is an effective strategy to increase nighttime visual performance for a wider range of driver ages and could also be an energy-efficient solution.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 25-43en
dc.format.extent19 page(s)en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1080/15502724.2017.1321485en
dc.identifier.eissn1550-2716en
dc.identifier.issn1550-2724en
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidNussbaum, Maury [0000-0002-1887-8431]en
dc.identifier.orcidBhagavathula, Rajaram [0000-0002-1119-8169]en
dc.identifier.orcidGibbons, Ronald [0000-0002-4457-2444]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/98514en
dc.identifier.volume14en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen
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dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectPhysical Sciencesen
dc.subjectConstruction & Building Technologyen
dc.subjectOpticsen
dc.subjectIntersection lighting designen
dc.subjectintersection lighting design standardsen
dc.subjectisolated intersectionsen
dc.subjectnight drivingen
dc.subjectrural intersectionsen
dc.subjectsafetyen
dc.subjectvisual performanceen
dc.subjectSMALL TARGET VISIBILITYen
dc.subjectCONTRAST SENSITIVITYen
dc.subjectPEDESTRIAN VISIBILITYen
dc.subjectILLUMINANCEen
dc.subjectSAFETYen
dc.subjectBuilding & Constructionen
dc.titleEffects of Intersection Lighting Design on Nighttime Visual Performance of Driversen
dc.title.serialLEUKOSen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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dc.type.otherJournalen
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