道路事故造成的死亡绝大多数发生在机动车辆较少的地区 世界上的发展中地区，特别是亚洲——绝对数字是 增长的。与世界上高度机动化的国家一样 事故发生在夜间。本报告讨论了更好的照明和 能见度可以在减少伤亡方面发挥作用；它是写给那些 参与道路安全工作，而不是照明专家。其基本意图是 引导、告知和鼓励。该报告首先解释了基本的“光之语”，并定义了 它使用的术语和数量。简单道路标记和标志的夜间价值 然后进行了解释，强调了反光材料的重要性。 这导致了 车辆照明的作用，特别强调对单个驾驶员的需求 负责清洁和瞄准。关于固定道路照明的一章 处理简单安装的基本设计，并解释许多不同的 需要考虑的因素。由于它的重要性，维护非常重要 在另一章中考虑。最后，还有一些与照明有关的一般性问题 用于道路安全活动的材料。这份报告的一贯信息是，值得做一些事情，而不是 而不是什么都不做，只要它是明智的，并且理解了基本原理 涉及的原则。报告用英文写成，并附有法文和德文的简短摘要。信息技术 共47页，36个图表和12个表格。

The great majority of the deaths from road accidents happen in the less-motorised developing regions of the world, particularly Asia - and the absolute numbers are growing. As in the highly motorised countries of the world, a significant proportion of accidents occur at night. This report deals with the part that better lighting and visibility can play in reducing the toll of death and injury; it is addressed to those involved in road safety work, not to lighting specialists. Its basic intentions are to guide, inform and encourage.The report starts by explaining the basic "language of light" and defining the terms and quantities it uses. The night-time value of simple road markings and signs is then explained, stressing the importance of retroreflective materials. This leads to the role of vehicle lighting, with particular emphasis on the need for individual drivers to take responsibility for cleaning and aiming. A chapter on fixed roadway lighting deals with the basic design of simple installations and explains the many different factors that need to be considered. Because of its importance, maintenance is considered in a separate chapter. Finally, there is some general lighting-related material for use in road safety campaigns.A consistent message of the report is that it is worth doing something rather than nothing, as long as it is done intelligently and with an understanding of the basic principles involved.The report is written in English, with a short summary in French and German. It consists of 47 pages with 36 figures and 12 tables.