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<br />tJOtJRNAL OF HEAl.THc.AM: PROTECTION MANAGEMENT 91 <br /> <br />Pdrking lot lighting <br /> <br />Norman R. Bottom. Jr" Ph.D, <br /> <br />The author discusses the <br />need for proper lightiJ 19 in <br />, , · ts <br />parl{1ng 10 . <br /> <br />(No~ R. &t1"n~. Jr" is b protcssk,~j <br />secw.ty o:l)~nt and i.'~ witness ~..-ho <br />holds e Ph.D. In QOVe~"\( frOl'~ Qaro. <br />mont G."3duate 3chool. Qamr.om, CA He <br />\$. Cl.itm1t1y ~ editor ~! ~ ..'Ol.Jmaj c;f ::w. <br />curity Ad.iJjni>i:i~~1 and e\lt.~<;r of the <br />bocks 5<<urlty ami l.o-Js Cootr-.:1l, lr1dustria! <br />Espj~. a"d Secw*.v~ CClntl''DJ N.cgi!. <br />~, He i~ 1988 Ch-atrmon of ~ &~rd <br />t)f ~ :;.~tio~ FQ~ndation fer Pro~e\> <br />non Oft-ce!S r.FPO!) <br /> <br />- -',)- <br /> <br />Perhaps t'1e most impo~nt <br />factor in parking lighting is un- <br />ifonnity. Averaging foot cand1es is <br />an empty exercise. It ignores hot <br />spotg and dim.to-dark areas, The <br />only good tnP.ASurement of light <br />is minimum foot-candles. That <br />measurement pinpoints be", il- <br />lumination areas, <br /> <br />UGHTUNlFORMny <br /> <br />Uniformity is vio1at~d often. <br />Pools of darkness and ~~ of <br />shadow mve to destroy unifor- <br />mity. This means that the aimiM1 <br />can hide and camouflage his activ- <br />1~. And, the um....-afY customer <br />\..mnot observe the lurking crimi- <br />nal. Patrolling securit)' forces may <br />~"€rlook crlrninal p~nc.e, and <br />CCTV cannot be effective where <br />there are pc..'Ols of darkness, <br />Darkness uNites drtver en-or, <br />accidents. graffiti.. broken artten- <br />nas, vagmnts, mbbers, and <br />\lJOIW. Dark comers and hiding <br />place$ need extra illumi!"lation. <br />Ughti."Ig should ~ 5pb~d so <br />that there :s overlap. "[hat w~y, if <br />;:. single tamp faiis, others ~iU com- <br />pei\Sate. Of course, there must be <br />adeq~fate horizontal and ade- <br />quate t'erticaJ illumInation. Hori- <br /> <br />APPENDIX 5 <br /> <br />.::.:: -,>... ~- <br /> <br />-'~_. -=t-,-,,,,- "':"-=-:L- ,.:", ~:n <br />