Minimum in-service retroreflectivity values for pavement markings are presented based on visibility computations performed with the CARVE (Computer-Aided Road-Marking Visibility Evaluator) computer model. CARVE accurately computes all geometric and photometric relationships for each headlamp separately; applies the human visual luminance contrast threshold database from Blackwell (Part III, 1946) adjusted by a field factor function that has been obtained from a number of pavement marking visibility field experiments; and provides retroreflectivity values for the pavement markings for any selected single-point geometry (e.g., ASTM 30-m geometry, observation angle = 1.05°, entrance angle = 88.7°). Based on the CARVE computation results, a set of in-service pavement marking retroreflectivity values are derived for fully marked, dark, straight, and dry roads using paint-and-beads pavement markings. The derived minimum retroreflectivity values for fully marked roads without raised pavement markers (RPMs) are highly speed dependent, because the computations are based on a constant minimum preview time of 3.65 s (3.0 s true preview and 0.65 s for eye-fixation duration). A separate set of minimum retroreflectivity values, based on a constant preview time of 2.0 s, is provided for fully marked roads with RPMs in good working order. It was found that the minimum retroreflectivity requirements for pavement markings could be substantially relaxed if RPMs (in good photometric working condition) were used. The proposed minimum retroreflectivity values are based on a 62-year-old driver (about the 85th percentile of the licensed driver population, about the 95th per-centile of the nighttime driver population based on trip frequency data as a function of the time of day).
Minimum In-Service Retroreflectivity of Pavement Markings
Transportation Research Record
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board ; 1715 , 1 ; 60-70
2000-01-01
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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