The overall goal of the Federal Highway Administrations (FHWA) Visibility Research Program is to enhance the safety of road users through near-term improvements of the visibility on and along the roadway. The program also promotes the advancement of new practices and technologies to improve visibility on a cost-effective basis. The following document provides an overview of the series of studies conducted under Phase II of the Enhanced Night Visibility (ENV) project and the development of the Phase III experimental plan. The ENV project provided a comprehensive evaluation of evolving and proposed headlamp technologies in various weather conditions. The individual studies within the overall project are documented in an 18-volume series of FHWA reports, of which this is Volume XII. It is anticipated that the reader will select those volumes that provide information of specific interest. This report will be of interest to headlamp designers, automobile manufacturers and consumers, third-party headlamp manufacturers, human factors engineers, and people involved in headlamp and roadway specifications.
Enhanced Night Visibility Series, Volume XII: Overview of Phase II and Development of Phase III Experimental Plan
2005
34 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Transportation & Traffic Planning , Transportation , Human Factors Engineering , Road Transportation , Visual acquity , Night driving , Headlamps , Fog , Pedestrians , Recognition , Snow , Rain , High intensity discharge , Cyclists , Night vision , Halogen headlamps , Infrared , Weather , Pavement markings