THE POTENTIAL OF DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AS A VEHICLE COLLISION COUNTERMEASURE
- Authors
- Corporate Authors
- Defence and Civil Inst of Environmental Medicine, Downsview ONT (CAN);Department of Transport, Toronto ONT (CAN) Road Safety Unit
- Abstract
- The use of vehicle lighting during the daytime can increase the visibility of a vehicle and can improve a driver's ability to estimate its location and direction of travel. Collision surveys conducted by both industry and government have demonstrated that the use of driving lights during the daytime can reduce the number and severity of multi-vehicle collisions. Moreover, cursory analyses suggest that the use of properly designed daytime running lights can be a cost/effective collision countermeasure. The proper design of running lights, considering the upper and lower limits of light intensity, fuel consumption and maintenance costs, is discussed.
- Report Number
- 80-RSU-50 — Research Paper; Paper presented at the 1981 SAE International Congress and Exposition, 23-27 Feb, Detroit, MI
- Date of publication
- 15 Oct 1980
- Number of Pages
- 58
- DSTKIM No
- 84-01745
- CANDIS No
- 121144
- Format(s):
- Hardcopy;Originator's fiche received by DSIS;Document Image stored on Optical Disk
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