Bicycle road lighting – requirements and recommendations

Piotr Tomczuk; Marcin Chrzanowicz; Piotr Jaskowski; Paweł Skierczyński; Tomasz Mechowski

doi:10.7409/rabdim.025.019

Published: 2025-09-22

Vol. 24 No. 3 (2025)

Bicycle road lighting – requirements and recommendations

Piotr Tomczuk

, Marcin Chrzanowicz

, Piotr Jaskowski

, Paweł Skierczyński

, Tomasz Mechowski

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.025.019

Abstract

Cycling transport in Poland is in the phase of dynamic development. Many cities in Poland realize investments connected with the construction of new and the modernization of existing cycling infrastructure. Road lighting is an element ensuring the safety and comfort of cyclists, particularly during the realization of journeys after dark and in difficult weather conditions. A correctly designed, constructed, and maintained lighting installation contributes to extending the time of use of the infrastructure by cyclists and supports sustainable mobility. To improve traffic safety, infrastructure managers are making investments in spot or linear lighting for bike roads. Cycling traffic may be carried out both together and separately from the carriageway of a road designed for vehicles. Therefore, lighting requirements are formulated in different ways. The article reviews the current lighting requirements, considering the locations of cycling traffic. The lighting classes were used, and their purpose is indicated. The general and specific recommendations of the current guidelines for lighting roads, bicycle roads and pedestrian and bicycle roads are described. The individual stages of the design process of lighting installations are indicated and attention is drawn to the problem of the realization of field measurements.

Keywords:

bicycle, lighting, map, requirements, road

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Tomczuk, P., Chrzanowicz, M., Jaskowski, P., Skierczyński, P., & Mechowski, T. (2025). Bicycle road lighting – requirements and recommendations. Roads and Bridges – Drogi I Mosty, 24(3), 331–340. https://doi.org/10.7409/rabdim.025.019

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Piotr Tomczuk

piotr.tomczuk@pw.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2357-5961

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Transport, 75 Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warsaw Poland

Marcin Chrzanowicz

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9203-5208

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, 1 Politechniki Sq., 00-661 Warsaw Poland

Piotr Jaskowski

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6563-1917

Affiliation:

Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Transport, 75 Koszykowa St., 00-662 Warsaw Poland

Paweł Skierczyński

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0912-5163

Affiliation:

Road and Bridge Research Institute, 1 Instytutowa St., 03-302 Warsaw Poland

Tomasz Mechowski

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9366-1489

Affiliation:

Road and Bridge Research Institute, 1 Instytutowa St., 03-302 Warsaw Poland

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