Citation

Fisher AJ, Hall RR. Aust. Road Res. 1986; 16(3): 184-193.

Affiliation

Univ of New South Wales, Kensington, Aust

Copyright

(Copyright © 1986, Australian Road Research Board ARRB)

DOI

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Abstract

Eighteen experts appraised 15 traffic route lighting installations in dry conditions. The installations included a diversity of luminaire light distributions and spacings. This gave a range of values of the quality characteristics of average road luminance, uniformity and glare control. In each installation, the observers appraised each characteristic separately and then made an overall appraisal. The overall appraisal was strongly correlated to the appraisals of luminance and uniformity, but only weakly to that of glare control. Weak correlations were found between the appraisals of luminance and uniformity, respectively, and their computed values. No correlation was found between the appraisal of glare control and any light technical parameter related to glare control. The implications of this study to the revision of the Australian Public Lighting Code are discussed.

Language: en