| Title |
The Study of Complementary Standards to Improve Visibility on Crosswalk throughout Verification Studies after Reviewing Standards |
| Authors |
Mi-Ae Lee ; Dong-Hee Lee ; Yoon-Gyeong Lee |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.5207/JIEIE.2014.28.8.014 |
| Keywords |
Pedestrian crossings ; Crosswalk lighting ; Improve visibility ; Glare ; Driver Adaptation |
| Abstract |
According to the analysis of crosswalk pedestrian accidents, accidents that occur at night represent 70% of all deaths among crosswalk pedestrians when compared to accidents occurring in the daytime. This is due to the poor visibility that hinders drivers to recognize pedestrians at night. Illuminance on the horizontal plane of the road and the current state of crosswalk lighting are not sufficient enough to comply with standards. Thus, we analyzed factors derived from lighting environment studies on improving crosswalk visibility, domestic and foreign crosswalk lighting standards, and subsequently proposed solutions which are needed to raise domestic crosswalk lighting standards, and a means to uphold those standards through proper verification. |