the essentials of effective urban road lighting
Major urban roads which wind through the busy city area support mixed traffic conditions. Often, these roads lead through prestigious city areas and commercial centers, which project the image of the city.The challenge is to light up urban roads that ensure the safety of road users, facilitate easy traffic flow as well as helping to improve the city image.
Excellent aesthetics
In today’s competitive world, cities are competing against each other to attract more investments and tourists. Most modern cities are investing to improve city infrastructure and aspire to have buildings with modern architecture.To enhance city image, the appearance of luminaires and the use of appropriate lamps are extremely important to compliment the city architecture. Luminaires bearing good aesthetics can help improve the city skyline.
Uniform low glare lighting
Lighting requirements on major urban roads, which carry the bulk of motorized traffic, are extremely critical.Adequate lighting level, with good
uniformity and low glare, is crucial in creating optimal visibility without compromising on visual comfort.The road users must be able to clearly see what lies ahead throughout the entire journey. This demands luminaires with good optics design as well as the ability to produce well controlled,
Low cost of ownership
A majority of the cost of road lighting is devoted to the masts, cables, trenches and ducts. By using luminaires and lamps which guarantee high technical performance, fewer masts are required. Luminaires with high optical efficiency, coupled with the use of dimming circuits, can save substantial energy and costs.
Easy maintenance
Easy maintenance is important in contributing to cost savings. Luminaire maintenance during the day is not only risky, but also obstructive to traffic.
DESIGNED BY PHILIPS DESIGN HONG KONG 2004