REAL-TIME INFORMATION NEEDS FOR URBAN FREEWAY DRIVERS

ONE OF THE OBJECTIVES WAS TO DEVELOP FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A FREEWAY COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM. TOWARD THIS END, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED IN THE CITIES OF HOUSTON AND DALLAS. THIS REPORT DISCUSSED THE RESULTS: (1) DRIVER ATTITUDES TOWARD THE NEED FOR REAL-TIME FREEWAY INFORMATION; (2) POTENTIAL USE OF AND RESPONSE TO REAL-TIME FREEWAY INFORMATION; (3) DRIVER PREFERENCES FOR MODE OF COMMUNICATION; (4) THE TYPE OF INFORMATION DESIRED BY THE FREEWAY DRIVER; (5) DRIVER PRIORITIES REGARDING THE LOCATIONS WHERE INFORMATION WOULD BE MOST USEFUL; AND (6) DRIVER COMPREHENSION OF AND PREFERENCES FOR VISUAL DISPLAYS. /AUTHOR/

• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011

  Texas State Department of Highways & Public Transp

  11th and Brazos Streets
  Austin, TX  United States  78701

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Jones, H B
  • Dudek, C L
• Publication Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Communication systems; Drivers; Freeways; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Questionnaires; Urban areas; Visual aids
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224957
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Federal Highway Administration
• Files: TRIS, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Nov 18 1970 12:00AM