The Effect of Nighttime Lighting Systems on Workers’ Visibility and Safety [Tech Transfer Summary]

Details

• Creators:
  Ho, Chun-Hsing ; Kim, Kyungki
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Nebraska--Lincoln. Charles W. Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction
• Corporate Contributors:
  Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative ; Iowa. Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Glare
  • Lighting
  • Service agencies
  • Performance
  • Surveys
  • Work zone safety
  • Night visibility
  • Fatalities
  • Drivers
  • discomfort glare
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  TPF-5(438)
• Resource Type:
  Brief
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Tech Transfer Summary
• Corporate Publisher:
  Smart Work Zone Deployment Initiative
• Abstract:
  This objectives of this project were as follows: •Investigate how the characteristics of lighting—specifically glare, luminance, and visibility—affect the visual performance of construction workers. •Examine the influence of lighting arrangements (i.e., the orientation and positioning of light towers) on the perceptions of both construction workers and motorists. •Identify hazardous situations that arise from poor lighting setups in nighttime work zones. The goal was to ensure that the lighting strategies implemented not only facilitate construction activities but also improve the visibility and promote the safety and well-being of workers and motorists in nighttime work zones.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  20-733
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/89905/dot_89905_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 337.07 KB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:65b9f8816d01c0405328609056aca823b19d66d095415717c4dd19bec52a8797a5fe7665ad116527e5d5072045d6a6b80be88b49cfe7a43e19ef2fbb72bcb3c3