CONSIDERATION OF COMPREHENSION TIME IN DESIGNING HIGHWAY SIGNS

THE RESULTS OF A SURVEY OF THE LITERATURE CONCERNING TIMES REQUIRED FOR A DRIVER TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM HIGHWAY SIGNS ARE PRESENTED. DESIGN FORMULAS, RESEARCH STUDIES ON EYE MOVEMENT, DRIVER PRECEPTION, AND TYPICAL SIGNS ARE DISCUSSED. SIGNS SHOULD BE DESIGNED AND LOCATED SO THAT THE DRIVER WILL HAVE TIME TO READ THE MESSAGE, EVALUATE ITS CONTENT, AND MAKE A DICISION BASED UPON THIS INFORMATION BEFORE REACHING THE DECISION POINT ON THE ROADWAY. /AUTHOR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 7, No 3, PP 8-9
• Authors:
  • HOLDER, R W
• Publication Date: 1971-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Texas Transportation Researcher
  • Publisher: Texas Transportation Institute
  • ISSN: 0040-4748

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Design; Drivers; Eye; Location; Motion; Perception; Traffic signs; Visibility
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver perception; Traffic sign design
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226094
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 1971 12:00AM