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UNI 11248 - EN 13201 TABLES

Table A - ROAD CLASSIFICATION AND SELECTION OF THE REFERENCE LIGHTING CATEGORY

Speed limits Reference lighting

Type Description
km/h mph category
A1 Extra-urban Highway 130-150 81-93 ME1
A1 Urban Highway 130 81 ME1
A2 Highw ay road services 70-90 44-56 ME3a
A2 Urban Highway road services 50 31 ME3a
B Main extra-urban roads 110 68 ME3a
B Main extra-urban road service roads 70-90 44-56 ME4a
C Subsidiary extra-urban roads (C1 and C2 types) 70-90 44-56 ME3a
C Subsidiary extra-urban roads 50 31 ME4b
Subsidiary extra-urban roads w ith particular
C 70-90 44-56 ME3a
limitations
D Urban expressw ay 70 44 ME3a
D Urban expressw ay 50 31 ME3a
E Inter-district urban roads 50 31 ME3a
E District urban roads 50 31 ME3c
F Extra-urban local roads (F1 and F2 types) 70-90 44-56 ME3c
F Extra-urban local roads 50 31 ME3a
F Extra-urban local roads 30 19 ME4b
F Urban local roads (F1 and F2 types) 50 31 S3
Urban local roads: tow n center, ambiental isles,
F 30 19 ME4b
zone 30
F Urban local roads: other situations 30 19 CE4
F Urban local roads: pedestrian areas 5 3 CE5/S3
Urban local roads: tow n center (main users:
F 5 3 CE5/S3
pedestrian, other users accepted)
F Inter-zonal local roads 50 31 -
F Inter-zonal local roads 30 19 -
- Cycle lane not declared S3
- Particular destination roads 30 19 -

Table B - LIGHTING CATEGORY COMPARATION

- ME1 ME2 ME3 ME4 ME5 ME6 - -

CE0 CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 CE5 - - -
- - - S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6

Tabella C - ADDITIONAL LIGHTING CATEGORY

Reference lighting category CE0 CE1 CE2 CE3 CE4 CE5 - - -
Reference lighting category - - - S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6
Additional lighting category - EV3 EV4 EV5 - - - - -

Table D - INFLUENCE PARAMETERS (IF RELEVANTS) TO CONSIDER FOR REFERENCE

LIGHTING CATEGORIES IN TABLE A TO DEFINE THE PROJECT LIGHTING CATEGORY

Influence parameter
Road Slow Attack
type Traffic View field Conflict Average Field lighting
speed risk Pedestrian
flow complexity zone slope level index
bump index
A1 High
-
A2
Normal
B
C
D Maximum - None
E
F Normal None Normal
Cycle Not
- - - - <=2% Urban field
lane allowed

Table E - ME LIGHTING CATEGORIES: MOTORIZED TRAFFIC ROADS WHERE LUMINANCE

CALCULATION IS APPLICABLE, FOR DRY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

Road coating luminance Disability glare Proximity lighting

Category L min.mainteined Uo Ul TI% max (+5% for SR 2 min. (in absence of traffic
low luminance zone with proper requirements
[cd/m2] [cd/ft2] min. min. sources) near the lane)
ME1 2,0 0,186 0,4 0,7 10 0,5
ME2 1,5 0,139 0,4 0,7 10 0,5
ME3a 1,0 0,093 0,4 0,7 15 0,5
ME3b 1,0 0,093 0,4 0,6 15 0,5
ME3c 1,0 0,093 0,4 0,5 15 0,5
ME4a 0,75 0,070 0,4 0,6 15 0,5
ME4b 0,75 0,070 0,4 0,5 15 0,5
ME5 0,5 0,046 0,35 0,4 15 0,5
ME6 0,3 0,028 0,35 0,4 15 No requirements

Table F - MEW LIGHTING CATEGORIES: MOTORIZED TRAFFIC ROADS WHERE LUMINANCE

CALCULATION IS APPLICABLE, FOR MAINLY WET ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS

Road coating luminance Disability Illuminazione di

dry wet glare contiguita'
L min.mainteined Ul min. TI% max SR 2 min. (in absence of
Category
 Uo (free, may Uo (+5% for low traffic zone with proper
[cd/m2] [cd/ft2] min. be used for min. luminance requirements near the
highway) sources) lane)
MEW1 2,0 0,186 0,4 0,6 0,15 10 0,5
MEW2 1,5 0,139 0,4 0,6 0,15 10 0,5
MEW3 1,0 0,093 0,4 0,6 0,15 15 0,5
No
MEW4 0,75 0,070 0,4 0,15 15 0,5
requirements
No
MEW5 0,5 0,046 0,35 0,15 15 0,5
requirements

Table G - CE LIGHTING CATEGORIES: MOTORIZED TRAFFIC ROADS WHERE LUMINANCE

CALCULATION IS NOT APPLICABLE

(ex. conflict zone, crossroads, commercial roads, traffic circles, cycle and pedestrian lanes w hen A and
S categories are not suitable)

Horizontal illuminament
Category
Eavg. min.maintained [lx] Emin maintained [lx]
CE0 50 0,4
CE1 30 0,4
CE2 20 0,4
CE3 15 0,4
CE4 10 0,4
CE5 7,5 0,4

Table H - S LIGHTING CATEGORIES: CYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN AMBIENTS

(ex. sidewalks, cycle lanes, emergency lanes and other lanes separated or along the roadw ay, urban
roads, pedestrian roads, parking areas, road inside school buildings, ...)

Horizontal illuminament
Category Eavg. min.maintained [lx] (to obtain uniformity Eavg <
Emin maintained [lx]
1,5 Emin for the category)
S1 15 5
S2 10 3
S3 7,5 1,5
S4 5 1
S5 3 0,6
S6 2 0,6
S7 performance not fixed performance not fixed

Table I - A LIGHTING CATEGORIES: CYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN AMBIENTS

(ex. sidewalks, cycle lanes, emergency lanes and other lanes separated or along the roadw ay, urban
roads, pedestrian roads, parking areas, road inside school buildings, ...)
 Category Hemispheric illuminament
Ehs min.mainteined [lx] Emin mainteined
A1 5 0,15
A2 3 0,15
A3 2 0,15
A4 1,5 0,15
A5 1 0,15
A6 performance not fixed performance not fixed

Table J - ES LIGHTING CATEGORIES: HEMICYLINDRIC ILLUMINAMENT SURVEY

(subsidiary to A and S classes when the designer wants to reduce criminality and insecurity
perception)

Category Esc min.maintenied [lx]

ES1 10
ES2 7,5
ES3 5
ES4 3
ES5 2
ES6 1,5
ES7 1
ES8 0,75
ES9 0,5

Table K - EV LIGHTING CATEGORIES: VERTICAL ILLUMINAMENT SURVEY

to use in all those situations when it is necessary to notice/investigate vertical surfaces, for example
crossing areas or conflict zone among different users

Category Ev min.mainteined [lx]

EV1 50
EV2 30
EV3 10
EV4 7,5
EV5 5
EV6 0,5

Table L - HINT ON THE LIGHTIN CATEGORY VARIATIONS RELATE TO INFLUENCE

PARAMETERS

Influence parameter Lighting category variation Not applicable to

Normal view task
Not conflicting conditions -1
A1
Traffic flow < 50% related to maximum
 Traffic flow < 25% related to maximum -2
Active signals in conflict zones -1
Colour rendering index >= 60 -1 (optional)
Colour rendering index < 30
Attack danger -
Ground cross roads +1
Pedestrian crossing proximity
Slow-speed bump proximity

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