Geoffrey R Draper, GTB chairman
90% of information is perceived by the visual channel |
– Extremely large numbers of pedestrians are killed in collisions with vehicles because of darkness.(2,300 fatalities in USA, 150,000 worldwide)
– The risk of having a road accident at night is 3-7 times higher than in the daytime
– Night-Time Accidents are more severe in terms of critical injuries
– In Germany the number of accidents at night declined more strongly in the last decade compared to daytime
Improved Night-time Road Safety depends on:
– Light source development
– Headlamp development
– Vehicle system development