Anti-glare fence
A glare protection fence is part of the street equipment and serves to reduce or prevent glare from oncoming vehicles in traffic. Glare can in some cases severely restrict the driver's field of vision and thus endanger road users. For this reason, the first attempts with anti-glare fences were made as early as the 1960s.
Anti-glare fences are usually made of plastic slats that are between 0.60 m and 1.20 m in height, depending on requirements. They are usually installed at short intervals on crash barriers or concrete protective walls .
use
For reasons of cost, anti-glare fences are not used across the board, but only in places where the risk of glare is particularly high, such as through asymmetrical low beam when there is oncoming traffic to the right of the lane. Typical applications are:
- Median between directional lanes
- Roadways running in parallel, such as at motorway junctions and construction sites
- Parallel rail / roadway guidance
- Unfavorable terrain
- Bridge structures
- Strongly dazzling light sources next to the road
See also
Norms and standards
- Germany
- 12676-1 DIN EN 12676-1: Anti-glare fences for roads Part 1: Requirements and properties
- 12676-2 DIN EN 12676-2: Anti-glare systems for streets Part 2: Test method
- Austria
- June 5, 2010 Anti-glare protection
- Switzerland
- SN 640 558-1 Anti-glare fences for roads - Part 1: Requirements and properties
- SN 640 558-2 Anti-glare systems for roads - Part 2: Test method