EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH REGARDING NIGHT VISIBILITY IN ROAD TRAFFIC

Abstract

Driving on public roads is a complex activity, the pace and extent of its evolution, the behavior of drivers and environmental conditions may favor the road events. At night, the obstacles that are on or near the roadway seem to be further and bigger than the reality. Drivers should pay close attention and take extra caution especially when overtaking or on appreciation of the exact space required when crossing, especially in the terms of heterogeneous traffic - pedestrians, cars, bicycles. All disturbing factors on driving ability are actually favorable elements of road accidents. The driver is the factor that influences largely the traffic conditions. In traffic at night, one of the problems is that the visibility of obstacles and road while driving on a road in alignment, in both cases, with or without traffic from the opposite direction. A special attention should be given to obstacles placed on the road and on the edge of it.