INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HIGHWAY SIGN SYMBOLOGY

SIXTY-SEVEN HIGHWAY SYMBOL SIGN AUTHORITIES MET IN WASHINGTON ON JUNE 5 AND 6, 1972, FOR A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS OF SYMBOLS USED ON HIGHWAY SIGNS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. MORE THAN 12 FORMAL PRESENTATIONS WERE MADE COVERING THE THREE MAJOR AREAS OF SYMBOL DESIGN, SYMBOL EVALUATION, AND STANDARDS DEVELOPMENT. THE CONFERENCE WAS DESIGNED TO BRING TOGETHER THE IDEAS, CONCEPTS, RESEARCH, AND JUDGEMENT OF INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SPECIALISTS WHO HAVE PLAYED ACTIVE ROLES IN DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING SYMBOL SIGNS FOR EFFECTIVE HIGHWAY USE. THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE MEETING WAS TO DETERMINE THOSE SYMBOLS AND GRAPHIC FEATURES, WHICH HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN COMMUNICATING WITH VEHICLE DRIVERS, AND TO SEEK TO ESTABLISH A CONSENSUS ON THE DESIGN APPLICATION, EFFECTIVENESS, AND UNIFORMITY OF DISTINCTIVE SYMBOLS FOR HIGHWAY SIGNS AND TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEEDED RESEARCH. SPECIFIC DESIGN FEATURES, SUCH AS CONSPICUITY, DURABILITY, AND MANUFACTURE, AS WELL AS CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF SYMBOLS FOR HIGHWAY SIGNS AND TO IDENTIFY AREAS OF NEEDED RESEARCH. SPECIFIC DESIGN FEATURES, SUCH AS CONSPICUITY, DURABILITY, AND MANUFACTURE, AS WELL AS CULTURAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS OF THE APPLICATION OF SYMBOLS WERE DISCUSSED. EVALUATION TECHNIQUES USED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THOSE FEATURES WERE DISCUSSED.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 1 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  International Road Federation

  525 School Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20024

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Publication Date: 1972-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 151 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Durability; Graphics; Sign supports; Signs; Symbols; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Background (Traffic signs)
• Old TRIS Terms: Graphic methods; Sign structures
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224498
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 3 1974 12:00AM