Message Standardization on Variable Message Signs

Variable Message Signs (VMS) are becoming more and more common on Quebec roads. It was decided that current practices needed to be studied, evaluated and improved in order to ensure the consistency of messages transmitted to users. A research project to that effect was carried out by a team at the Universite de Montreal,under the supervision of the ministere des Transports du Quebec (MTQ). The project was completed in the summer of 2005. With the submission of the final report, a working group of Ministry experts in the use of VMS was given the task of making recommendations for provincial standards based on the findings presented. The following points were addressed: type of VMS to be used-display characteristics and dimensions; regulations for placement and installation; regulations and guidelines for message prioritization; message content-i.e. terminology for different circumstances (traffic congestion, construction, weather conditions, etc.); various examples of uses of the main terms on different sizes of VMS; a series of pictograms designed especially for VMS. For the covering abstarct of this conference see ITRD number E216511.

• Record URL:
  http://www.tac-atc.ca/english/pdf/conf2007/s10/Tr%E9panier-e.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

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• Authors:
  • TREPANIER, S
• Conference:
  • 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation - An Economic Enabler (Les Transports: Un Levier Economique)
  • Location: Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Date: 2007-10-14 to 2007-10-17
• Publication Date: 2007

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: 18p.
• Monograph Title: 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition of the Transportation Association of Canada: Transportation - An Economic Enabler

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Equipment; Facilities; Installation; Messages (Communications); Specifications; Standardization; Variable message signs
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Maintenance and Preservation; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01098892
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)
• Files: TAC
• Created Date: May 7 2008 10:00AM