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Road lighting and energy saving

PR Boyce, PhD

60, Riverside Close, Bridge, Canterbury, CT4 5TN, UK, prb.lrt{at}btinternet.com

S Fotios, PhD

School of Architecture, The Arts Tower, Western Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK

M Richards, BSc

79, Chalkshire Road, Butlers Cross, Aylesbury, HP17 0TJ, UK

This paper examines how the lighting of roads in the UK might be changed so as to preserve the benefits while minimising energy consumption. It is divided into four sections, these being changes in technology, changes in patterns of use, changes in standards and contracts and changes in the basis of design. Useful changes in technology and patterns of use are available now, but their use will raise the question as to whether or not environmental considerations can override conventional financial constraints. Changes in standards and the basis of design are much more long term. Comparisons of road lighting standards used in different countries show significant differences that deserve examination. As for the basis of design, consideration of the importance of light to fatal and personal injury accidents of different types suggests that road lighting should be concentrated where pedestrians are common, not where speeds are highest. Ultimately, considering carefully what problem road lighting is intended to solve and whether or not road lighting is the best answer is the key to minimising the energy consumption of road lighting without diminishing road safety.

Lighting Research and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 3, 245-260 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1477153509338887
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