THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOLAR DELINEATOR FOR ROAD SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

Abstract

Solar Delineator is an instrument innovated from a current delineator as a tool to assist road user when driving in the dark, heavy rain and haze. This research produce an eco-friendly device for clearer vision of the driver when driving and evaluated the Solar Delineator effectiveness with the normal roadside delineators when in the dark area. It was used the solar concept to store the energy and distribute to light-emitting diode (LED) bulb. The light from the device brightly shows the route of the road. The main material used is an eco-friendly material such as recycled Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) and LED light for more energy efficiency and solar were convert sunlight into electricity. The test conducted for measuring the light intensity using Thermal Comfort Multi-Station (TCM) at Federal Route 1: 30, Jalan Gopeng, 31610 Gopeng, Perak. In this study, a survey carried out between the road user and Malaysian Public Works Department (PWD) expert on the effectiveness of the Solar Delineator device. The intensity reading from TCM is less than two (2) which is acceptable for human vision. The result of study reveals that respondents agreed ‘This device does not interfere with your view while driving (glare)’ show by mean score in between 2.34-3.67 that acceptable. These findings appearance that solar delineator more economical and environmental friendly by using recycle material as the body of the device compare to the current delineator.