SIGNING A FREEWAY TO FREEWAY INTERCHANGE

UNDER CALIFORNIA STANDARD AGREEMENT #13457 THE INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORTATION & TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DEVELOPED AND TESTED A 16 MM MOTION PICTURE TECHNIQUE FOR TESTING AUDIENCE RESPONSES TO FREEWAY-TO-FREEWAY INTERCHANGE SIGNING. A TOTAL OF 1,007 PERSONS WERE TESTED ON THREE DIFFERENT FILMS. EACH FILM SHOWED THE SAME INTERCHANGE BUT DIFFERENT SIGN MESSAGES. THIS STUDY CONCLUDES THAT ADDING A FREEWAY NAME TO THE SIGNING DID NOT REDUCE THE PROPORTION OF ERRORS BY DRIVERS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE INTERCHANGE. ADDITIONAL TESTING IS RECOMMENDED. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rpt No 42, 20 PP, 3 FIG, 7 TAB
• Corporate Authors:

  Itte, Calif Univ, Los Angeles

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• Authors:
  • Hulbert, S
  • Case, H W
• Publication Date: 1965-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Interchanges; Motion pictures; Signs; Testing
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225715
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 26 1970 12:00AM