A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES
A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE PLATES WAS CONDUCTED WITH THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES: (1) TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTIONS OF LICENSE PLATES AND THE RELATIVE IMPORTANCE OF THESE FUNCTIONS, (2) TO DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION SHOULD BE DISPLAYED ON A LICENSE PLATE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH ITEM OF INFORMATION, (3) TO DESIGN THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT LICENSE PLATE. TO DETERMINE THE FUNCTIONS OF A LICENSE PLATE AND THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE, 475 QUESTIONNAIRES WERE DISTRIBUTED TO PERSONS CONCERNED WITH VEHICLE LICENSING. ANALYSIS OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE RETURNS PROVIDED INFORMATION WHEREBY THE OTHER TWO OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY COULD BE ANALYZED. THIS, TOGETHER WITH AN EXTENSIVE LITERATURE SEARCH, WAS SUPPLEMENTED BY ADDITIONAL FIELD AND LABORATORY TESTS. THIS REPORT PROVIDES THE NECESSARY FACTUAL INFORMATION FOR THE DESIGN OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE, EFFICIENT, AND ECONOMICAL LICENSE PLATE. /AUTHOR/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Vol 39, pp 416-440, 6 FIG, 15 TAB, 6 PHOT, 17 REF. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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Authors:
- Karmeier, D F
- Herrington, C G
- Baerwald, J E
- Publication Date: 1960
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Monograph Title: Proceedings of the Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board, Washington, D.C., January 11-15, 1960
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Serial:
- Highway Research Board Proceedings
- Volume: 39
- Publisher: Highway Research Board
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Analysis; Design; Economics; Functions (Mathematics); Information dissemination; License plates; Motor vehicles; Questionnaires; Reviews
- Old TRIS Terms: Functions
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00226022
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Aug 23 1971 12:00AM