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The Significance of Surround Conditions for Roadway Signs

Charles H. Goodspeed IVLighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY.
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Mark S. ReaLighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY.
Pages 164-173 | Published online: 19 Sep 2013

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