Open AccessImproved Visibility – Solar Powered Road Markers on Polish Roads
Author(s) -
Sebastian Grabinski
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/661/1/012150
Subject(s) - visibility , transport engineering , renewable energy , road traffic , road traffic safety , solar energy , computer science , engineering , meteorology , geography , electrical engineering
The article discusses safety of road users as well as traffic accidents and collisions between 2014 and 2017 in Poland and other European countries. The author proposes an alternative method of improving safety through increasing the visibility of road users. Alternative methods allow to use the latest technological solutions related to storing and using renewable energy in various weather conditions.