A computer-based methodology for evaluating the content of variable message signage

ITS Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 353-373

  Wagner, Douglas ^a   Vercruyssen, Max ^a,b   Hancock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Intelligent transportation systems; Mental workload; Message content; Variable (changeable) message signs; Visual perception; Work zone safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMAN ENGINEERING; ROADS AND STREETS; SOFTWARE PROTOTYPING; TRANSPORTATION PERSONNEL; VISION;

MENTAL WORKLOAD; MESSAGE CONTENT; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNAGE; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WORK ZONE SAFETY;

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030640686     PISSN: 10248072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10248079708903730     Document Type: Article

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