Author(s):
N.J. Rowan, D.L. Woods
Publication Date
1968
Abstract
This report emanates from a multi-state sponsored research project entitled "Diagnostic Studies of Highway Visual Communication Systems." The objective of the research was to examine current driver communication practices from the viewpoint of the highway user and suggest improvements, thereby improving highway safety. The method for evaluation involved the use of multidisciplinary study teams driving selected unfamiliar study routes and reporting the difficulty associated with the communication system.|It is concluded that the roadway geometry is the primary source of information to the driver and that the formal communication devices (i.e., signs, signals, and markings) serve a supplementary function in the driver communication system. Further, it is concluded that a vast majority of the driver communication problems can be effectively solved within the existing standards provided that the communication devices are properly integrated with geometry during the design process.|The importance of expectancy in determining the effectiveness of traffic control devices was confirmed and methods of designing to meet the driver's expectancy are suggested.
Report Number:
606-9F
Keywords:
design, Driver Communication, Expectancy, Geometry, Multidisciplinary Teams, Signing
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