This report documents the efforts and results of several photometric evaluations performed by researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute to assess the performance of steady-burn warning … [Read more...] about Photometric Evaluation of Steady-Burn Warning Lights in Work Zones
Warning Lights
Sequential Flashing Warning Lights for Work Zones (AASHTO Innovative Initiative)
This webinar provided an overview of the Sequential Flashing Warning Light System (SFWLS) technology within Missouri and Oklahoma work zones. The webinar demonstrated the use of SFWLS in the field, … [Read more...] about Sequential Flashing Warning Lights for Work Zones (AASHTO Innovative Initiative)
See and Be Seen: Emergency Lighting Awareness
This module presents best practices in deploying emergency optical warning devices, called here "emergency lighting." The module also discusses what research has, and has not established, with regard … [Read more...] about See and Be Seen: Emergency Lighting Awareness
Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Steady-Burn Warning Lights in Work Zones
The 2009 Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) recognizes the potential safety benefit of providing enhanced delineation on temporary traffic control (TTC) devices and allows for warning … [Read more...] about Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Steady-Burn Warning Lights in Work Zones
Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 2: Evaluation of Nighttime Mobile Warning Lights
Vehicle-mounted warning lights for nighttime mobile highway operations provide critical protection to workers and the driving public. Alerting the traveling public of the approaching work activity and … [Read more...] about Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 2: Evaluation of Nighttime Mobile Warning Lights
Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 1: Evaluation of Lights on Nighttime Work Zone Channelization Devices
Currently, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) is one of the few state transportation agencies that require warning lights on nighttime work zone channelization devices, such as drums and … [Read more...] about Improving the Effectiveness of Nighttime Temporary Traffic Control Warning Devices, Volume 1: Evaluation of Lights on Nighttime Work Zone Channelization Devices