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Title	Blackout requirements for highway movement [electronic resource].
Alternative Title	Black out requirements for highway movement.
Item Number	p0105
Creator (Corporate)	United States. Office of Civilian Defense.
Government Publisher	U.S. Office of Civilian Defense; U.S. Government Printing Office
Original Date	1942
Physical Description	iv, 7 p. ; 27 cm.
Series	War Department specification ; no. 5
Notes	The following other subjects are covered in specifications being prepared by the War Department: Street lighting during blackouts; Blackout requirements for highway movement; Blackout flashlights, lanterns, and flares; Traffic control during blackouts; Blackout of railroads; Luminescent materials.--ii.; The purpose of these specifications in threefold: To provide military and civilian authorities with authentic information on blackout equipment and its application. To assist commanders in insuring the military security of installations under their jurisdiction. To conserve the use of strategic and critical materials.--ii.; Laboratories accredited by the War Department: Electrical Testing Laboratories, Inc., New York City, New York.--p. 7.; Title from cover.
Table of Contents	Scope -- Objective -- Dark adaption of eyes -- Motor-vehicle blackout equipment -- Street car and trolley bus blackout equipment -- Blackout equipment for bicycles, push carts, and other vehicles propelled by human power -- Animal drawn vehicles and ridden or herded animals -- Projecting loads -- Blackout equipment for individuals -- Luminescent materials -- Treatment of shiny surfaces -- Design approval -- Marking of approved equipment.
Summary	This specification describes the equipment required by road users, military or civilian, who move on any highway, road, street, alley path, or other way, or on any exposed area which permits aerial observation of direct or reflected light, within those areas and during those periods specified by proper military authority.--p. 1.
Issuing Body Note	Prepared under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army, by the Engineer Board, with suggestions of the National Technological Civil Protection Committee, the National Defense Research Committee, the National Bureau of Standards, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Office of Defense Transportation, and the War Production Board.--ii.
Topical Terms	World War, 1939-1945--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Transportation--United States. Blackouts in war. Civil defense--Planning--United States. Transportation--Safety measures. Motor vehicles--Design and construction--Specifications--United States. Motor vehicles--Equipment and supplies. Lighting--Specifications--United States. Reflectors, Lighting--Specifications--United States.
Gov Doc Classification	PR 32.4406:B 56/5
Type	Text
Digital Format	.pdf
Digital Publication Date	Available in digital format: 2001-2002
Digitization Process	Scanned as 300 dpi .jpg; converted to Adobe .pdf
SMU File Name	p0105.pdf
Digital Collection	Historic Government Publications from World War II
Library	Government Information Resources
Publisher	Central University Libraries, Southern Methodist University
Rights	These files may be freely used. A high-quality version of these files may be obtained for a fee by contacting ncds@smu.edu.

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