Philips Broadway Road Lighting Benutzerhandbuch

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.

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. 

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-glare light beams.

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 is important in contributing to 

cost savings. Luminaire maintenance during the day 

is not only risky, but also obstructive to traffic. 

Night-time maintenance is an option, but a costly 

one. The ideal solution is provided by lamps which 

boast long life and specially-designed luminaires 

with a high degree of 

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 protection that can be 

maintained easily. 

DESIGNED BY PHILIPS DESIGN HONG K

ONG 2004