Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside SafetyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Roadside Design Guide
Author: American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Task Force for Roadside SafetyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Traffic Operational Impacts of Higher-conspicuity Sign Materials
Author: Publisher:
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Category : Automobile drivers
Languages : en
Pages : 164
Book Description
Researchers examined the impacts of various higher-conspicuity sign materials on traffic operations and behavior. A total of eight applications of microprismatic materials were evaluated: fluorescent yellow Chevrons, fluorescent yellow Chevron posts, fluorescent yellow Curve signs, fluorescent yellow Ramp Speed signs, fluorescent yellow Stop Ahead signs, fluorescent red Stop signs, flashing red light emitting diodes (LED) Stop signs, and a red border on Speed Limit signs. Researchers installed these signs at locations where it was believed that improving sign conspicuity would provide a statistically significant benefit to safety-related traffic operations. Traffic operations data collected before and after the sign upgrades included vehicle speeds, edge line encroachments, and stopping compliance.
Traffic Sign Conspicuity
Author: Antoine BrickerPublisher:
ISBN: 9781631171703
Category : Electronic books
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description
This book may be of use to traffic engineers and researchers who are concerned with the conspicuity of traffic signs. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices advises that, "Signs should be placed on the right side of the roadway where they are easily recognized and understood by road users." Guidance is provided on the spacing and prioritization of signs, and in some conditions, additional steps may be needed to ensure that signs are conspicuous. This book also provides federal regulations that have been put in place to ensure that traffic signs are visible at night, and discusses impacts on state and local agencies of maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity.
The Human Factors of Transport Signs
Author: Candida CastroPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0203457412
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
The ubiquitous nature of transport signs on roadways, railways, and in airports can lead to an overload of visual information, yet little research has been done to understand the design and use of such signs from a driver‘s perspective. The Human Factors of Transport Signs explores key transport sign research and examines new technologies
Traffic Sign Conspicuity
Author: Antoine BrickerPublisher: Nova Science Publishers
ISBN: 9781631171604
Category : Traffic signs and signals
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book may be of use to traffic engineers and researchers who are concerned with the conspicuity of traffic signs. The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices advises that, "Signs should be placed on the right side of the roadway where they are easily recognised and understood by road users". Guidance is provided on the spacing and prioritisation of signs, and in some conditions, additional steps may be needed to ensure that signs are conspicuous. This book also provides federal regulations that have been put in place to ensure that traffic signs are visible at night, and discusses impacts on state and local agencies of maintaining traffic sign retroreflectivity.
Human-Computer Interaction
Author: Julie JackoPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 0805849319
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1473
Book Description
This is the second volume in the HCI International Conference Proceedings 2003. See following arrangement for details.
Traffic Psychology Today
Author: Pierre-Emmanuel BarjonetPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475768672
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
After several decades of research, practice, intervention, and instruction, traffic psychology is in need of a summary work outlining the main trends in the discipline. Traffic Psychology Today provides a theoretical basis of the topic, a summary of the acquired research in the field, practical applications for government planners, and a critical discussion of future trends. Through a series of chapters contributed by an international group of researchers under the general editorship of Pierre Barjonet, Traffic Psychology Today comprehensively synthesizes thinking in the psychology of traffic from its inception in the mid 1950s through the present day.
Report of the Departmental Committee on Traffic Signs, 1944 ...
Author: Great Britain. Ministry of War Transport. Committee on traffic signsPublisher:
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 126
Book Description
Improving the Conspicuity of Trailblazing Signs for Incident Management
Author: Julia A. BarkerPublisher:
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Category : Color vision
Languages : en
Pages : 58
Book Description
This report represents efforts to design and evaluate a new sign design for emergency route trailblazing in a two-part series. Study was an off-road field experiment conducted to determine the best sign color combination, letter stroke width, and letter size for the emergency sign. Based upon the results of that first study, three color combinations were chosen for testing (black on coral, black on light blue, and yellow on purple) against a baseline color combination of black on orange. The test signs to be further tested featured D series, 125-mm (5 in) height letters. Study 2 was conducted using an instrumented vehicle and survey questionnaire through a construction zone-related detour. The independent variables of interest were sign color combination, age, and visibility condition. The findings of Study 2 indicated that use of a color combination other than the traditional orange background with a black legend will improve driver performance and safety when used for trailblazing during critical incidents. Based on the conclusions and other anecdotal evidence, the following recommendations were made: 1. Do not use a black on orange sign for trailblazing around a critical incident if an existing detour/construction zone is in place. 2. Do not use a black on coral sign for trailblazing around a critical incident. 3. A black on light blue sign is recommended due to its generally favorable subjective ratings and for minimization of the number of turn errors made by drivers in an overlapping detour. 4. Despite recommendation 3, it is important to note that the black on light blue sign fades to take on the appearance of a regulatory sign when headlights reflect onto it. 5. If the black on light blue sign is deemed inappropriate due to its appearance as a regulatory sign at night, consider using the yellow on purple color combination. In this study, the yellow on purple sign color combination resulted in fewer turn errors than black on orange and it was generally rated favorably by drivers, especially younger drivers.
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