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VISIBILITY
- A Preliminary Field Evaluation of Ultraviolet-Activated Fluorescent Roadway Delineation (Public Roads, July/August 1997); http://www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/july97/uv.htm; keywords: visibility, roadway delineation
- Changeable Message Sign Visibility; FHWA-RD‑94‑077; keywords: changeable message sign, visibility. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Changeable Message Sign Visibility (Summary Flyer); FHWA‑RD‑97‑075; keywords: visibility, changeable message sign. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Characteristics and Needs for Overhead Guide Sign Illumination from Vehicular Headlamps; FHWA-RD-98-135; keywords: overhead guide sign illumination. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Hazardous Material Highway Signing (Summary Report); FHWA-RD‑95‑185; keywords: hazardous material, signing. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Hazardous Material Highway Signing; FHWA-RD‑95‑071; keywords: hazardous material, signing;. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Highway Fog Warning System; FHWA-RD-99-110; http://ntlsearch.bts.gov/tris/record/tris/00808851.html; keywords: fog warning
- HSIS Summary Report: Comparison of the Safety of Lighting Options on Urban Freeways; FHWA-RD‑94‑188; keywords: lighting. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Improvements in Symbol Sign Design to Aid Older Drivers FHWA-RD-95-129; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/95129/95129.html; keywords: visibility, older drivers, symbol sign design
- In-Vehicle Display Icons and Other Information Elements: Literature Review; FHWA-RD-98-164; keywords: in-vehicle display icons. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- In-Vehicle Display Icons and Other Information Elements: Preliminary Assessment of Visual Symbols; FHWA-RD-98-196; keywords: in-vehicle display icons. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Maintaining Traffic Sign Retroreflectivity: Impacts on State and Local
Agencies; FHWA-HRT-07-042; key words:
retroreflectivity, maintained retroreflectivity, minimum
maintained retroreflectivity, impact, impact assessment, impacts analysis,
national impact assessment
- Maintenance of Small Traffic Signs; FHWA-RT-90-002; http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/tfhrc/safety/pubs/Ip90002/intro.htm; keywords: signs
- Noticeability Requirement for Delineation on Nonilluminated Highways, FHWA-RD-88-028; PB89-158463/AS (A06); keywords: nonilluminated highways, noticeability, highway markings. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Overhead Guide Sign Visibility Factors; Vol. I; FHWA-RD-88-196; keywords: guide sign visibility. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Overhead Sign Visibility Factors, Vol. II; FHWA-RD-88-197; keywords: visibility, overhead signs. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Relative Visibility of Increased Legend Size vs. Brighter Materials for Traffic Signs; FHWA-RD‑94‑035; keywords: traffic signs, legend size, brighter materials. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- The Visibility and Comprehension of Pedestrian Traffic Signals; FHWA-RD‑97‑096; keywords: pedestrian traffic signals. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Trade-Off Between Delineation and Lighting on Freeway Interchanges: Investigation of Transient Visual Adaptation; FHWA-RD-91-041, keywords: lighting, delineation. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Uniform Traffic Control and Warning Messages for Portable Changeable Message Signs; FHWA-RD‑95‑171; keywords: portable changeable signs. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Visibility and Comprehension of Pedestrian Traffic Signals; FHWA-RD‑96‑187; keywords: visibility, pedestrian traffic signals. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
Sign Retroreflectivity
- Developing Performance Specifications for Retroreflective Devices; FHWA-RD-88-217; keywords: retroreflective devices. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Evaluation of High-Visibility Crosswalk Treatment - Clearwater, FL; FHWA-RD-00-105; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pubs/0105.pdf; keywords: visibility, crosswalk
- Impacts on State and Local Agencies for Maintaining Traffic Signs Within Minimum Retroreflectivity Guidelines; FHWA‑RD‑97‑053; keywords: retroreflectivity. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Implementation Guide for Minimum Retroreflectivity Requirements for Traffic Signs; FHWA‑RD‑97‑052; keywords: retroreflectivity, traffic signs. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Improved Methods to Eliminate Reflection Cracking; FHWA/RD-86/075; PB86-180080/AS (A09); keywords: reflection cracking. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Minimal Luminance Requirement for Official Highway Signs, Executive Summary; FHWA/RD-86/150; PB86-236569/AS (A02); keywords: luminance requirements. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Minimal Luminance Requirement for Official Highway Signs; FHWA/RD-86/151; PB86-236577/AS (A06); keywords: luminance requirements. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Minimum Retroreflectivity Levels for Blue and Brown Traffic Signs, FHWA-HRT-08-029,
April 2008, keywords: traffic control devices, minimum retroreflectivity, visibility, luminance, visual complexity, glare, fixed roadway lighting.
- Minimum Retroreflectivity Requirements for Traffic Signs; FHWA RD-93-077, keywords: minimum retroreflectivity. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Minimum Retroreflectivity Requirements for Traffic Signs: Summary Report; FHWA-RD-93-152, keywords: minimum retroreflectivity. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Service Life of Retroreflective Traffic Signs; FHWA-RD-90-101; PB92-162163 (A03); keywords: retroreflective traffic signs. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Sign Luminance Requirements for Various Background Complexities; FHWA/RD-85/056; PB86-127545/AS (A03); keywords: sign luminance. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Symbol Signing Design for Older Drivers; FHWA‑RD‑94‑069; keywords: older drivers, symbol signing design. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity
- Ann Arbor Road Profilometer Meeting, Special Report; FHWA/RD-86/100; PB86-205291/AS (A11); keywords: road profiling. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Applying Vehicle Dynamics Analysis and Visualization to Roadway and Roadside Studies; FHWA-RD-98-030; PB99-162786; keywords: vehicle dynamic modeling. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Evaluation of High-Visibility Crosswalk Treatment - Clearwater, FL; FHWA-RD-00-105; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pubs/0105.pdf; keywords, visibility, crosswalk
- Guidelines for the Use of Raised Pavement Markers; FHWA-RD-97-152; keywords: pavement markers. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Reflective Characteristics of Roadway Pavements During Wet Weather; FHWA/RD-86/104; PB86-225938/AS (A05); keywords: roadway pavements, wet weather. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- The Effect of Crosswalk Markings on Vehicle Speeds in Maryland, Virginia, and Arizona; FHWA-RD-00-101; http://www.tfhrc.gov/safety/pedbike/pubs/0101.pdf; keywords: crosswalk marking, intersection
- Updates to Research on Recommended Minimum Levels for Pavement Marking Retroreflectivity to Meet Driver Night Visibility Needs; FHWA-HRT-07-059; keywords: CARVE, detection distance, illuminance, night, pavement marking, pavement surface, retroreflectivity, RRPM, TARVIP, visibility
Lighting
- Characteristics and Needs for Overhead Guide Sign Illumination From Vehicular Headlamps; FHWA-RD-98-135; PB99-177749; keywords: illumination, headlamps. Available from the R&T Product Distribution Center.
- Guidelines for Lighting Protection of Electronic Traffic Control Equipment; FHWA/RD-86/073; PB86-169620/AS (A06); keywords: lighting protection. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Informational Report on Lighting Design for Midblock Crosswalks, FHWA-HRT-08-053, April 2008; keywords: crosswalk,
midblock, lighting, lighting design, crosswalk lighting, vertical illuminance

- Laboratory Procedures to Determine the Breakaway Behavior of Luminarie Supports on Mini-Sized Vehicle Collisions, Vol. I, Executive Summary; FHWA/RD-86/105; PB87-204368/AS (A04); keywords: breakaway luminarie support. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Laboratory Procedures to Determine the Breakaway Behavior of Luminarie Supports on Mini-Sized Vehicle Collisions, Vol. II, Technical Report; FHWA/RD-86/106; PB87-204376/AS (A13); keywords: breakaway luminarie support. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Laboratory Procedures to Determine the Breakaway Behavior of Luminarie Supports on Mini-Sized Vehicle Collisions, Vol. III, FOIL Operation and Safety Plan; FHWA/RD-86/107; PB87-204384/AS (A01); keywords: breakaway, luminarie support. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Reduced Lighting on Freeways During Periods of Low Traffic Density; FHWA/RD-86/018; PB86-203890/AS (A04); keywords: reduced lighting, freeways. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Relative Effectiveness Analysis of a Selected Fixed Lighting System versus Vehicle Headlights; FHWA/RD-86/033; PB86-203133/AS (A03); keywords: lighting system, vehicle headlights. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
- Traffic Signal Brightness: An Estimation of Nighttime Dimming; FHWA/RD-85/005; PB86-111473/AS (A06): keywords: traffic signal brightness. This document is available at the National Technical Information Service.
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