Vehicle, road, sign and signal lighting are help drivers reach their destinations quickly and safely. Lighting for Driving:Roads,Vehicle, Signs and Signals, Second Edition shows the crucial role lighting plays in road safety and examines how it could be used more effectively.
Vehicle, road, sign and signal lighting are help drivers reach their destinations quickly and safely. Lighting for Driving:Roads,Vehicle, Signs and Signals, Second Edition shows the crucial role lighting plays in road safety and examines how it could be used more effectively.
Peter R. Boyce is Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA. He is an independent consultant, a member of the Society of Light and Lighting and Illuminating Engineering Society of North America and was winner of the SLL President's Medal in 2013 and CIBSE Gold Medal in 2019. Peter is currently co-holder of the Feltman Chair in the Humanities at Cooper Union and has published papers and given many lectures on the behavioral, psychological, perceptual and physiological aspects of peoples' reactions to lighting conditions. He is author of Human Factors in Lighting (CRC Press, 2014).
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1. Driving and Crashes. 2. Light. 3. Sight Plus. 4. Road Lighting. 5. Markings, Signs, and Traffic Signals. 6. Vehicle Forward Lighting. 7. Vehicle Signal Lighting. 8. Vehicle Interior Lighting. 9. The Interaction between Road and Vehicle Forward Lighting. 10. Different Vehicle Types. 11. Special Locations. 12. Adverse Weather. 13. Human Factors. 14. Constraints. 15. Envisioning the Future
