LEGIBILITY ASPECTS OF INFORMATION SIGNS ON THE FUTURE ENSCHEDE BUS STATION

LEESBAARHEIDSASPECTEN VAN INFORMATIEBORDEN OP HET TOEKOMSTIG BUSSTATION ENSCHEDE

The future bus station in the Dutch city of Enschede is to be served by busses allocated on the basis of a dynamic scheduling system. The information regarding the bus service will be shown on both static and dynamic displays. In this study the various factors are addressed that determine the legibility of a display. Recommendations are given with respect to the following aspects: (1) Letter height in relation to the viewing distance, including reading distance shorter than 1m; (2) Letter (body) width and stroke width (expressed in letter height), both for positive and negative contrast; (3) Spacing between letters, words, and lines (expressed in letter width); (4) Letter shape and the use of capitals and lower-case; (5) Minimum and maximum luminance, both during nighttime and daytime, and the use of shields to reduce the glare from bright backgrounds; (6) Minimum and maximum luminance ratio between character and background light; (7) Use of colour in relation to conspicuity and legibility; and (8) acceptability limits for viewing distance and display heights, based on average eye height and preferred viewing angle. (A)

• Corporate Authors:

  TNO TECHNISCHE MENSKUNDE TM

  P O BOX 23
  SOESTERBERG,   Netherlands  3769 ZG
• Authors:
  • ALFERDINCK, JWAM
• Publication Date: 1995-3-28

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 15 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: TNO-TM 1995 C-13

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus stops; Buses; Color; Contrast; Design; Field of vision; Information display systems; Legibility; Lettering; Luminance; Passenger information systems; Perception; Timetables; Visibility; Visibility distance; Vision; Visual display units
• Uncontrolled Terms: Visual display
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 6784: Colour; 6794: Contrast (visual); 9011: Design (overall design); 2056: Field of vision; 540: Legibility; 541: Lettering; 525: Luminance; 2229: Perception; 1186: Timetable; 6783: Visibility; 6793: Visibility distance; 2066: Vision; 8630: Visual display
• Subject Areas: Design; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00746040
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Mar 24 1998 12:00AM