FACTORS AFFECTING THE DESIGN OF ROAD PAVEMENT MESSAGES

Four experiments were carried out to investigate the effects of letter height, word order and spacing between words on the perception of pavement messages. Experimental data on the relationship between letter height and recognition threshold agree well with a theoretical model, and an equation is given which may be used to calculate necessary letter height for any desired threshold reading distance. It appears that word order is unimportant, and that there is no need for words to be placed more than one letter height apart.

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  Melbourne, Victoria  Australia 
• Authors:
  • MACDONALD, W A
  • Hoffmann, E R
• Conference:
  • Australian Road Research Board Conference Proc
• Publication Date: 1972

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 273-285
• Serial:
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue Number: Pt3

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Lettering; Pavement design; Perception; Reading; Road markings
• Uncontrolled Terms: Experimental data
• Old TRIS Terms: Letters; Recognition; Traffic marking; Word markings
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pavements; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080611
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 6 1975 12:00AM