Proven Safety Countermeasures: Backplates with Retroreflective Borders

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Proven Safety Countermeasures: Backplates with Retroreflective Borders

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Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Subject/TRT Terms:

Countermeasures Retroreflectivity Traffic Safety Traffic Signals
Publication/ Report Number:

FHWA-SA-21-039
Resource Type:

Brief
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Safety
Abstract:

Backplates added to a traffic signal head improve the visibility of the illuminated face of the signal by introducing a controlled-contrast background. The improved visibility of a signal head with a backplate is made even more conspicuous by framing it with a 1- to 3-inch yellow retroreflective border. Signal heads that have backplates equipped with retroreflective borders are more visible and conspicuous in both daytime and nighttime conditions.
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PDF
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Federal Highway Administration
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/66804/dot_66804_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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