CIE 115:2010 Lighting of Roads for Motor and Pedestrian Traffic makes recommendations for road lighting for two user groups - pedestrians and motorists - and gives token consideration for one further group – cyclists.
This Research Forum will consider diversity among user groups, the extent to which this affects lighting needs and whether these needs differ from those currently identified.
This diversity includes, for example, pedestrians with visual impairments, wheelchair users, neurodivergent pedestrians. People may have different visual needs, abilities to negotiate or avoid hazards, and travel speeds. In turn this could affect lighting needs. Treating road user groups as homogenous can mean these different lighting needs are overlooked and unconsidered. This in turn has implications for safety and for accessibility and inclusivity.