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1 Road lighting in the light of the future Wout van Bommel CIE Board IDA Board Fudan University, Shanghai

2 Background for future guidelines Why Road Lighting? Quality and Quantity of light, Where light, When light?

3 Why Road Lighting? traffic safety traffic flow personal security and orientation identity and prestige

4 Why: Road Safety Visibility of objects source: Philips, 1955

5 Luminance concept

6 Own car lighting visibility of objects

7 AFS: Adaptive Front lighting System visibility of objects conventional beam dipped beam motorway beam town beam wet weather beam oncoming traffic beam dynamic turning beam dynamic in-turning beam source: Audi, Nissan, Hella, Philips

8 IR night vision assistance source: Mercedes

9 Why: Neurological aspects source: Alain Muzet, 2003

10 Neurological aspects micro sleep Cumulative Minutes 10 6 min no rest before drive Motorway Brussels-Lyon: 440 km source: Régis Mollard, 2003

11 Why: Traffic flow

12 Why: Personal security recognition of faces source: van Bommel, Caminada, 1980

13 Why Road Lighting? Move from: motorized traffic safety towards traffic guidance and traffic flow personal security and orientation identity and prestige

14 Quality and Quantity Visual ergonomy 30 % cleaner source: Sphinks source: Vos, Padmos, 1979

15 Visual ergonomy: more light or.??

16 Visual ergonomy: more light or.?? Alert Zebra (Pilot Rotterdam) source: Anke Padmos, 2008

17 Quality and Quantity traffic flow time to detect source: Fisher, Hall, 1986

18 Quality and Quantity 10 traffic flow t (sec) 5 0,1 m/sec 2 2 3,25 m/sec 2 1 0, L av (cd/m 2 ) source: Fisher, Hall, 1986

19 Personal security feeling of security at a parking area Day/night ratio 6 Albany, USA E av, hor (lux) source: Boyce, 2000

20 Quality and Quantity recognition of faces source: van Bommel, Caminada, 1980

21 Quality and Quantity recognition of faces 15 d face (m) E ½cyl (lux) source: van Bommel, Caminada 1980

22 Colour of light White light and colour rendering

23 Colour rendering and recognition of faces 15 d face (m) van Bommel: white R a = Raynham: yellow R a = E ½cyl (lux) source: Raynham, 2003

24 Cones and rods On-line vision Off-line vision (periphere) Rods Fovea retina Cones

25 Quantity and Quality Colour of light Beek Geleen Netherlands

26 Colour of light and efficiency Cones source: CIE Brainard

27 Cones and rods On-line vision Off-line vision (periphere) Rods Fovea retina Cones

28 Colour of light and efficiency Rods periphere Cones central Blue and Blue green: + Yellow better = white peripheral vision source: CIE Brainard

29 Where light E ½ sphere

30 residential street lighting luminaire

31 Where light

32 Light pollution % of luminaire output above horizon Sky glow Light on facades and people E vert and I Limits: CIE Publication

33 When light Intelligent, Only when dynamic needed lighting! OLC OLC SEGMENT KAST MAINS OLC

34 CIE draft Publication 115: Road Lighting: weighting factors Parameter Speed Traffic volume Traffic composition Parked vehicles Ambient luminance Options Weighting Factor WF Low 1 Very low (walking speed) 0 Very high 1 High 0.5 Moderate 0 Low -0.5 Very low -1 1 Pedestrians, cyclists and motorized traffic Pedestrians and motorized traffic 0.5 Pedestrians and cyclists only 0.5 Pedestrians only 0 Cyclists only 0 Present 0.5 Not present 0 Very high 1 High 0.5 Moderate 0 Low -0.5 Very low -1 in Europe: Intelligent lighting according CIE 115: - 7 Power stations* * of 2 TWh/yr

35 Thank you for your attention source: city.people.light

36 Thank you for your attention Wout van Bommel Lighting Consultant

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