Recommended Practice: Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities

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ANSI/IES RP-8-22
Document Type: Recommended Practice (RP)

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Product Description

Driving at night is a necessity in our modern, 24-hour society. As a result, roadway lighting has also becomea modern reality. The main purpose for lighting roadways and other transportation related facilities is toprovide an enhanced visual environment for people to safely use the road system during hours of darkness.An enhanced visual environment reduces motor vehicle collisions and provides a safer environment for pedestrians,cyclists, and drivers.1,2,3In providing some knowledge of what lies ahead on the road, lighting also provides a level ofpsychological comfort for those using roadways.

Page count: 579 pages
Publisher: Illuminating Engineering Society (2022)
SKU: ANSI/IES RP-8-22
ISBN:978-0-87995-452-9

Chapters:

  • 1.0 Introduction to Roadway Lighting
    2.0 Vision and Fundamental Concepts
    3.0 Calculations
    4.0 Obtrusive Light
    5.0 The Planning and Design Process
    6.0 Lighting System Components
    7.0 Standards and Codes
    8.0 Computer Applications
  • 9.0 Maintenance and Operations
  • 10.0 Highways and Interchanges
  • 11.0 Street Lighting
  • 12.0 Intersections, Roundabouts, and Crosswalks
  • 13.0 At-Grade Railway Crossings
  • 14.0 Tunnel Lighting
  • 15.0 Toll Plazas
  • 16.0 Off-Roadway Facilities
  • 17.0 Parking Lots and Parking Garages
  • 18.0 Roadway Sign Lighting
  • 19.0 Temporary and Work Zone Lighting
  • Annexes

Illuminating Engineering Society. ANSI/IES RP-8-22, Recommended Practice: Lighting Roadway and Parking Facilities. New York: IES; 2022.