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Safety Impacts of Street Lighting at Isolated Rural Intersections

Status:  Complete
Report Date:  09/21/2006

Summary:

Investigators quantified the effectiveness of roadway lighting as a tool for reducing nighttime crashes at isolated rural intersections. Based on positive results, the researchers recommended that MnDOT consider revising its lighting guidelines to apply to a higher percentage of rural intersections, provide quantifiable volume and crash measurements, and consider roadway functional classification.

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