Results of intelligibility and comprehensibility of pictographs as used in the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary
Vysledky posuzovani srozumitelnosti a pochopitelnosti dopravnich symbolu (piktogramu) realizovanych v Ceske republice, Rakousku a Madarsku
In frame of the international Infrastructure and Safety (IN SAFETY) project a test of comprehensibility of pictographs in three countries – the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary – in the half of 2006 was carried out. The Centre of Transport Research Centre (CDV) of the Czech Republic, the University of Krems and the International Institute for Information (IIID) of Austria, and the Institute of Transport Science (KTI) of Hungary were the project partners. The test was carried out in written. There were 84 variants of 33 symbols of pictographs tested by 604 drivers. Twenty of tested symbols gauner a 58% score (according to ISO) and were recommended for final proposal of pictographs.
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Authors:
- WEINBERGER, J
- VASEK, J
- SIBENHANDL, K
- EGGER, S
- HOLLO, P
- Publication Date: 2008
Language
- Czech
Media Info
- Pagination: 38-43
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Serial:
- ROAD REVIEW (SILNICNI OBZOR)
- Volume: 69
- Issue Number: 2
- Publisher: Czech Road Society
- ISSN: 0322-7154
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Comprehension; Driver information systems; Safety; Symbols; Tests; Traffic; Variable message signs
- Uncontrolled Terms: Increase
- Geographic Terms: Austria; Czech Republic; Hungary
- ITRD Terms: 8007: Austria; 2209: Comprehension; 8158: Czech Republic; 8763: Driver information; 8043: Hungary; IN SAFETY PROJECT; 9032: Increase; 1665: Safety; 583: Symbol; 6255: Test; 755: Traffic; 574: Variable message sign
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01343636
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Centre (CDV)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jul 11 2011 8:16AM