This project evaluated current nighttime work zone lighting practices for limited-access highways and primary routes in Virginia through (1) an on-site evaluation of lighting levels in work zones; (2) … [Read more...] about Examination of the Current Practice of Lighting in Virginia: Nighttime Work Zones and Improving Safety Through the Development of Nighttime Lighting Specifications
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Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones
This report documents a research effort tasked with identifying cost effective and safer alternatives to the current procedures used by Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) maintenance crews … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Safety Practices for Short Duration Work Zones
Effect of Work Zone Lighting on Drivers’ Visual Performance and Perceptions of Glare
Nighttime crashes at work zones are major concerns for construction workers and motorists. Although in a majority of the U.S. states, department of transportation specifications for work zone lighting … [Read more...] about Effect of Work Zone Lighting on Drivers’ Visual Performance and Perceptions of Glare
Toward Modeling the Effect of Vertical Illuminance on Perceived Glare in Work Zones
In the United States, in most of the states, glare from the portable light towers in the work zones is evaluated subjectively. Subjective evaluation of glare usually has the inherent bias of the … [Read more...] about Toward Modeling the Effect of Vertical Illuminance on Perceived Glare in Work Zones
Optimizing Work Zone Lighting
Work zones are inherently complex and confusing visual environments, where the usual patterns of traffic flow are perturbed, and where lights used by workers for task visibility can create glare not … [Read more...] about Optimizing Work Zone Lighting
Podcast 10: Lighting the Way to Safety: Warning Lights and Illumination for Vehicles, Traffic Control Devices, and the Work Area
This podcast serves as a companion resouruce to ATSSA’s Nighttime Lighting Guidelines for Work Zones: A Guide for Developing a Lighting Plan for Nighttime Work Zones. The primary focus of this podcast … [Read more...] about Podcast 10: Lighting the Way to Safety: Warning Lights and Illumination for Vehicles, Traffic Control Devices, and the Work Area