The effects of driver factors and sign design features on the comprehensibility of traffic signs

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-328

  Ng, Annie W Y ^a   Chan, Alan H S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Comprehensibility; Drivers; Sign features; Traffic signs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT;

COMPREHENSION PERFORMANCE; DESIGN FEATURES; DRIVING FREQUENCIES; DRIVING LICENSE; ELSEVIER (CO); HONG KONG; LICENSED DRIVERS; NATIONAL SAFETY COUNCIL (NSC); PAPER ADDRESSES; SIGN FAMILIARITY; TRAFFIC TRAINING;

TRAFFIC SIGNS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMPREHENSION; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMPREHENSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOCATION DIRECTORIES AND SIGNS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 45049086491     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2008.02.031     Document Type: Article

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