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Recognition of Rail Car Retroreflective Patterns for Improving Nighttime Conspicuity

Last updated on 14 August 2014 4:57

Every year in the United States, accidents at highway-railroad grade crossings take place where the motorist hits the side of the train at night. In a portion of these nighttime accidents, the motorist fails to see the train in the grade crossing. One proposed solution to prevent such accidents is...

Author(s): Multer Jordan;Conti Joseph;Sheridan Thomas

Organisation(s): U.S Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administrations, Volpe National Transportation Centre ;

2001

United States

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