The purpose of the survey on floodlighting pedestrian crossings was to:
review the systems used by road controlling authorities to install and maintain floodlighting
determine what standards and guidelines are being used
measure the performance of floodlighting at pedestrian crossings against the NZ standard NZS 6701:1983 and the draft joint standard AS/NZS 1158 Part 2 Pedestrian area (Category P) lighting
seek opinions from road controlling authorities on:
the adequacy of the current NZ standard NZS6701:1983 in relation to the Australian Standard AS 1158.4-1987
policies using Belisha beacons or fluoro discs at pedestrian crossings.