FLORIDA SURVEY HELPS IN SELECTING SIGN WORDING INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS WILL UNDERSTAND

The Florida Department of Transportation conducted a study to find out if guide signs in some of Florida's large cities adequately accommodated international tourists. The study consisted of two surveys. The first was a critical incident analysis of major cities in Florida; it focused on highway locations where tourists had difficulty interpreting existing signs. The second survey involved field inspections of the problematic signs; these data were used for human factors and traffic engineering analyses. Conclusions fell into five overall categories, with researchers making recommendations for changes to problem signs and areas. These included abbreviations and logos for international, international airport, and tourist information center.

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• Corporate Authors:

  TranSafety, Incorporated

  P.O. Box 3100
  Sequim, WA  United States  98382-5006
• Publication Date: 1997-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: p. 9-12
• Serial:
  • TRANSAFETY REPORTER
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 9
  • Publisher: TranSafety, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0884-612X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Design; Guide signs; Human factors engineering; International; Signs; State departments of transportation; Surveys; Tourists; Traffic signs
• Uncontrolled Terms: Sign design
• Geographic Terms: Florida
• Old TRIS Terms: Sign effectiveness; Sign recognition
• Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00742249
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 12 1997 12:00AM