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Short note: importance of road lighting

Short answer

Road lighting improves night visibility and reduces crashes and their severity at intersections, curves, and pedestrian crossings. It enhances personal security, reduces crime, increases road capacity and speed after dark, supports commercial activity, and provides guidance on alignment and edges.

Write a short note on importance of road lighting.

  • It improves night visibility so that drivers see the road, obstacles, pedestrians and other vehicles in time to stop.
  • It reduces crashes and the severity of crashes at intersections, curves, bridges, and pedestrian crossings.
  • It improves personal security and reduces crime in urban areas.
  • It increases the capacity and speed of the road after dark by raising the confidence of the driver.
  • It helps traffic flow and the economic life of commercial areas (night shopping, tourism).
  • It gives guidance to the driver on road alignment, junctions and the edge of the pavement, and it enhances the look of the city.

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