ONE THIRD ONLY OF DRIVERS ARE ABLE TO RECOGNIZE GIVE WAY SIGNS

UN TIERS SEULEMENT DES CONDUCTEURS SAVENT RECONNAITRE LES SIGNAUX QUI LEUR INDIQUENT UNE PERTE DE PRIORITE

A survey was carried out among 1600 drivers to establish their knowledge of traffic signs, in particular traffic signs at junctions. Nearly every type of traffic sign used at junctions was utilized in the survey. Results showed that one third only of drivers had a good theoretical knowledge of the meaning of the signs. Attention is drawn to the need for publicity among drivers and detailed explanations concerning traffic signs at junctions for new drivers. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  Institut de Recherche des Transports

  Avenue de General Malleret-Joinville, Boite Postale 28
  94 Arcueil,   France 
• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• French

Media Info

• Pagination: 4 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 36

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Intersections; Interviewing; Strategic planning; Traffic signs; Yield signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Driver interviews
• Old TRIS Terms: Driver psychology
• ITRD Terms: 2209: Comprehension; 1772: Driver; 9147: Interview; 455: Junction; 648: Priority (traffic); 553: Traffic sign
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080480
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM