BS 5489-1 and BS EN 13201-2: 2003

Lighting Classes for motorways and traffic routes ME series of lighting classes

Hierarchy General description Traffic Lighting Luminance of the road surface of the Disability Lighting of
Class
description (see table B.2 BS 5489-1: 2003)
flow class carriageway for the dry road surface condition glare surroundings
(ADT)
_ Uo Ul TI in %a SR
Motorway Main carriageway complex interchange areas 640,000 ME1 L in cd/m2
(minimum) (minimum) (maximum) (minimum)
>40,000 ME1 (min. maintained)

Main carriageway with interchanges <3 km 640,000 ME2 ME1 2,0 0,4 0,7 10 0,5
Classes for conflict areas
>40,000 ME1 ME2 1,5 0,4 0,7 10 0,5

Main carriageway with interchanges •3 km 640,000 ME2 ME3a 1,0 0,4 0,7 15 0,5
Traffic route Conflict area
class class ME3b 1,0 0,4 0,6 15 0,5
>40,000 ME2

Emergency lanes - ME4a ME1 CE0 ME3c 1,0 0,4 0,5 15 0,5
ME2 CE1 ME4a 0,75 0,4 0,6 15 0,5
Strategic route Single and dual trunk and principal roads >40 615,000 ME3a
mph few junctions and little pedestrian traffic. ME3 CE2 ME4b 0,75 0,4 0,5 15 0,5
>15,000 ME2
ME4 CE3 ME5 0,5 0,35 0,4 15 0,5
Main distributor Single and dual major urban and inter-primary 615,000 ME3a
roads, 40 mph or less limited parking ME5 CE4 ME6 0,3 0,35 0,4 15 -
>15,000 ME2

Secondary distributor Classified B and C class roads, E1 / E2 67,000 ME4a

unclassified urban bus routes, local
7,000 to ME3b
traffic, frequent junctions and
15,000 Subsidiary Roads – residential roads, footpaths and cycleways
pedestrians. CE Series of lighting classes
>15,000 ME3a

Urban areas 30mph speed limits E3 / E4 67,000 ME3c Crime Ra Value Lighting Class
Class Horizontal Illuminace
Rate
7,000 to ME3b Low Traffic Flow Normal Traffic Flow High Traffic Flow
Ɯ in Lux Uo
15,000 E1/E2 E3/E4 E1/E2 E3/E4 E1/E2 E3/E4
(min.maintained) (Minimum)
>15,000 ME2 Low Ra < 60 S5 S4 S4 S3 S3 S2
CE0 50 0.4
Link road Secondary distribution network with E1 / E2 Any ME5 Ra • 60 S6 S5 S5 S4 S4 S3
CE1 30 0.4
frontage access and frequent junctions,
E3 Any ME4b Moderate Ra < 60 S4 S3 S3 S2 - S1
uncontrolled parking CE2 20 0.4
or S2 Ra • 60 S5 S4 S4 S3 - S2
CE3 15 0.4
High ped. S1
CE4 10 0.4 High Ra < 60 S2 S2 S2 S1 - S1
and cycle
use CE5 7.5 0.4 Ra • 60 S3 S3 S3 S2 - S2

Comparable levels Lighting Classes for city and town centres S Class lighting levels

ME Class CE class S class Type of traffic Lighting class Class Horizontal Illuminace

– CE0 – Normal traffic flow High traffic flow Ɯ in Lux Ɯ in Lux Emin in Lux
ME1 CE1 – E3 E4 E3 E4 (min. maintained) (max.maintained) (maintained)
ME2 CE2 – Pedestrian only CE3 CE2 CE2 CE1 S1 15 22.5 5
ME3 CE3 S1 Mixed vehicle and pedestrian CE2 CE1 CE1 CE1 S2 10 15 3
ME4 CE4 S2 S3 7.5 11.25 1.5
ME5 CE5 S3 S4 5 7.5 1
ME6 – S4 S5 3 4.5 0.6
– – S5 S6 2 3 0.6
– – S6 S7 Performance not defined

Lanterns to be Class G1 or greater (Table A1, BS EN 13201-2)

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