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BS 5489-1:1992

Superseded

Superseded

A superseded Standard is one, which is fully replaced by another Standard, which is a new edition of the same Standard.

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Road lighting Guide to the general principles

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

15-08-1992

Superseded date

30-05-2008

£166.00
Excluding VAT

Committees responsible
Foreword
Guide
1 Scope
2 Definitions
3 Classification of installations
4 Aims of road lighting
5 Daytime appearance of installations
6 The visual scene by night
7 The visual task of the driver
8 Mechanisms of road lighting
9 Lighting columns as hazards
10 Statutory requirements
11 Maintenance and operation
Appendix
A Road surfaces
Table
1 Minimum desirable clearances from edge of
    carriageway to face of column
Figures
1 'T' shaped bright area produced by a single
    luminaire
2 Illustration of terms used to describe road surface
    textures
3 Road surfaces having textures shown in figure 2

The general principles on which other Parts of this standard, which deal with particular categories of road, are based. Covers recommendations relating to the aesthetic and technical requirements and a general explanation of the principles involved. Also covers maintenance and operation.

Committee
EL/1/2
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5489: Part 1: 1987
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
18
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

BS 5489-5:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for grade-separated junctions
BS 5489-6:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for bridges and elevated roads
BS 5489-8:1992 Road lighting Road lighting. Code of practice for lighting for roads near aerodromes, railways, docks and navigable waterways
BS 5489-3:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for subsidiary roads and associated pedestrian areas
BS 5489-2:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for traffic routes
BS 5489-9:1996 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for urban centres and public amenity areas
BS 5489-7:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for the lighting of tunnels and underpasses
BS 5489-10:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for motorways
BS 5489-9:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for urban centres and public amenity areas
BS 5489-8:1998 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting that may affect the safe use of aerodromes, railways, harbours and navigable inland waterways
BS 5489-4:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for single-level road junctions including roundabouts

BS 5649-2:1978 Lighting columns Dimensions and tolerances
BS 5489-2:1992 Road lighting Code of practice for lighting for traffic routes

£166.00
Excluding VAT