Use of a driving simulator to evaluate and optimize factors affecting understandability of variable message signs

Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour

Volumn 7, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 209-227

  Dutta, Arup ^a   Fisher, Donald L ^b   Noyce, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Massachusetts   (United States)

Author keywords

Driver performance; Driving simulation; Variable message signs

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STREET TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNS; TRUCKS;

DRIVER PERFORMANCE; DRIVING SIMULATION; INCIDENT MANAGEMENT; VARIABLE MESSAGE SIGNS;

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS;

EID: 9444267659     PISSN: 13698478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trf.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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