The effect of context and drivers’ age on highway traffic signs comprehension

Ben-Bassat, Tamar; Shinar, David

doi:10.1016/j.trf.2015.07.009

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“…Twenty (20) of the selected traffic signs were obtained from the previous studies and remaining ten (10) road signs are local signs. Ben-Bassat and Shinar have used the road Signs WS3, WS5, WS8, WS9, IS6, RS1, RS3, RS6 and RS9 in a study to test the effect of context and drivers' age on highway traffic signs comprehension [14]. The use of road signs WS1, WS10, IS1, IS2, 1S5, 1S6, RS1, RS2, RS5, RS8, and RS9 was employed in a study to study the correlation between drivers' personal characteristics and their familiarity/comprehensibility with some traffic signs [15].…”

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Comprehension of Road Traffic Signs by Various Road Users in Kano City

Umar

Bashir²

2019

Cumhuriyet Science Journal

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Human perception of the information on the road signs is a critical factor in determining the safe use of both the vehicle and the interacting environment. A total of 30 road traffic signs which includes10-warning, 10-regulatory and 10-informatory signs were evaluated using 190 questionnaires to determine comprehension level of road users in Kano. The questionnaire was administered to both private and commercial drivers of trucks, cars, tricycle, motorcycle, and bicycle. Majority of the respondents are male (91.6%) which is due to the disproportionate ratio between male and female drivers in Kano city and 90% of them are youth below the age of 40 years showing that majority of the state drivers are young people. The comprehension level was found to be good 79%. The least comprehended signs in Kano are "park and ride" with comprehension level of 54.7%, followed by "Narrow bridge" (60%), "line merge ahead" (62.1%), "slippery road" (63.2%), "No entry for all vehicles" (70.5%). The signs with up to 90% recognition were "fuel station", "stop sign" and "school crossing". Sex, education, driving experience and type of vehicle used seems to affect the comprehension level of drivers in Kano. Truck drivers have a poor understanding of the traffic signs lower than all other classes of road users (65%).

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Comprehension of Road Traffic Signs by Various Road Users in Kano City

Umar

Bashir²

2019

Cumhuriyet Science Journal

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“…Presenting road signs out of context (i.e. in isolation as opposed to being embedded in a road scene has been found not to worsen comprehension (Ben-Bassat and Shinar, 2015). Signs were chosen for inclusion in the study on the basis that they related to either the manoeuvring or control level of driving (Michon, 1985) and had safety relevance (i.e.…”

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“…Ben-Bassat and Shinar (2015) highlighted this issue in their study -drivers who completely mis-understood a sign (i.e. reported the exact opposite meaning) did so with faster reaction times compared to slight errors.…”

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Is three the magic number? The role of ergonomic principles in cross country comprehension of road traffic signs

Jamson

Mrozek

2016

Ergonomics

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Article:Jamson, SL orcid.org/0000-0001-8166-0403 and Mrozek, M (2016) Is three the magic number? The role of ergonomic principles in cross country comprehension of road traffic signs. Ergonomics, 60 (7 ReuseUnless indicated otherwise, fulltext items are protected by copyright with all rights reserved. The copyright exception in section 29 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 allows the making of a single copy solely for the purpose of non-commercial research or private study within the limits of fair dealing. The publisher or other rights-holder may allow further reproduction and re-use of this version -refer to the White Rose Research Online record for this item. Where records identify the publisher as the copyright holder, users can verify any specific terms of use on the publisher's website. TakedownIf you consider content in White Rose Research Online to be in breach of UK law, please notify us by emailing eprints@whiterose.ac.uk including the URL of the record and the reason for the withdrawal request. Is three the magic number ABSTRACTRoad sign comprehension plays an important part in road safety management, particularly for those drivers who are travelling in an unfamiliar country. Previous research has established that comprehension can be improved if signs are designed to adhere to ergonomic principles. However, it may be difficult for sign designers to incorporate all the principles into a single sign and may thus have to make a judgement as to the most effective ones. This study surveyed drivers in three countries to ascertain their understanding of a range of road signs, each of which conformed in varying degrees and combinations to the ergonomic principles. We found that using three of the principles was the most effective and that the most important one was that relating to standardisation; the colours and shapes used were key to comprehension. Other concepts which related to physical and spatial characteristics were less important, whilst conceptual compatibility did not aid comprehension at all.Practitioner Summary: This study explores how road sign comprehension can be improved using ergonomic principles, with particular reference to cross-border drivers. It was found that comprehension can be improved significantly if standardisation is adhered to and if at least three principles are used.

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“…The responses from warning signs test accomplished by 100 respondents were aggregated and presented in Table 2. To calculate the comprehension score, Equation (1) was used in which only the correct number of each sign is considered (Banares et at., 2018;Ben-Bassat and Shinar, 2015). For example the sign number 1, 53 out of 100 participants answered correctly; this corresponds to 53% comprehension score.…”

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A Preliminary Study of the Measurement of Road

Yanto¹

2019

j. perkota.

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Paper ini bertujuan untuk menyajikan hasil kajian awal mengenai pengukuran tingkat efektivitas rambu peringatan jalan raya Jakarta berdasarkan survei kepada para pengendara. Dalam kajian awal ini, diambil responden sebanyak 100 orang pengendara yang berdomisili di daerah Jabodetabek. Sebanyak 37 rambu lalu lintas yang digolongkan sebagai rambu peringatan (warning signs) diukur efektivitasnya dengan indikator nilai comprehension level sesuai dengan standar ISO 3684. Satu set kuesioner berisi 37 pertanyaan mengenai efektivitas rambu lalu lintas disebarkan kepada 100 pengendara. Nilai comprehension level untuk masing-masing rambu lalu lintas peroleh dengan menghitung persentase jumlah jawaban yang benar untuk masing-masing rambu. Hasil kajian pendahuluan ini menunjukkan bahwa nilai comprehension level sebanyak 22 dari 37 rambu peringatan berada di bawah 67%, sebagaimana acuan standar yang diberikan oleh ISO 3684. Kajian awal ini menunjukkan bahwa sebagai besar rambu lalu lintas di DKI Jakarta belum efektif untuk menyampai pesan peringatan (warning) bagi pengendara bermotor.

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The effect of context and drivers’ age on highway traffic signs comprehension

Cited by 52 publications

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Comprehension of Road Traffic Signs by Various Road Users in Kano City

Comprehension of Road Traffic Signs by Various Road Users in Kano City

Is three the magic number? The role of ergonomic principles in cross country comprehension of road traffic signs

A Preliminary Study of the Measurement of Road

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