A LITERATURE REVIEW : THE CONTENT CHARACTERISTICS OF EFFECTIVE VMS

This report presents a literature review on the effectiveness of variable message signs (VMS). Focus was on the content characteristics of effective VMS. It was found that clear and specific VMS that display weather information, route guidance and speed recommendations have the greatest effects on drivers.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication Date: June 1999
• Corporate Authors:

  Eureka Strategic Research

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  Australia. Federal Office of Road Safety

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• Authors:
  • Pedic, Fadil
  • Ezrakhovich, A
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 3-11
• Serial:
  • Road & transport research. Vol. 8, no. 2
  • Publisher: Eureka Strategic Research

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Human factors; Variable message signs
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00780527
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: PATH, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 5 2000 12:00AM