DEVELOPMENT OF A METHODOLOGY FOR EVALUATING ROAD SIGNS

A METHODOLOGY FOR USE IN THE EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING ROAD SIGN INFORMATION TO DRIVERS IS DEVELOPED. RESEARCH WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PHASES: (1) THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES TO RELATE SIGN CHARACTERISTICS OF DRIVING PERFORMANCE; (2) TESTING OF ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED IN PHASE I; AND (3) ASSESSMENT OF SIGN ON-GOING CHANGES MADE BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS USING TECHNIQUES DEVELOPED IN PHASE I AND II. THE METHODOLOGY SHOULD MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO EVALUATE CHANGES OF INTERSTATE AND FREEWAY SIGNING. /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • 151 Pp, FigS, TABS, REFS, APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Ohio Department of Transportation

  1980 West Broad Street
  Columbus, OH  United States  43223

  Ohio State University, Columbus

  190 North Oval Drive
  Columbus, OH  United States  43210
• Authors:
  • ROCKWELL, T
  • Bhise, V
  • Stafford, R
• Publication Date: 1970-6-9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Driver performance; Drivers; Evaluation; Freeways; Methodology; Personnel performance; Traffic signs
• Identifier Terms: Interstate Highway System
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225960
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Nat Safety Council Safety Res Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, STATEDOT
• Created Date: May 16 1971 12:00AM