Technology Adoption and Use Across the Lifespan

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Technology Adoption and Use Across the Lifespan

2015-12-31
By Reimer, Bryan

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English

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Creators:

Reimer, Bryan
Corporate Creators:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ; New England University Transportation Center
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Dept. of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration ; University Transportation Centers Program (U.S.)
Subject/TRT Terms:

Distraction Drivers Safety And Human Factors Sign Legend Typefaces Technological Innovations Technology Traffic Safety Traffic Signs Variable Message Signs Visibility
Publication/ Report Number:

MITR24-8
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
TRIS Online Accession Number:

1492605
Edition:

Final report
Corporate Publisher:

New England University Transportation Center
Abstract:

Fonts are a central design element of any interface that displays text. In safety critical applications such as driving an automobile, the wide universe of typographic design decisions may affect basic readability and the ability to quickly target and identify information of interest. This is critical to reducing workload and preventing distraction. While the link between font design and auto safety seems obvious to typographers, it has received minimal attention from automotive manufacturers and HMI designers. Based on our conversations with font experts, it appears that the fonts commonly used in vehicle interfaces may not be optimal. Vehicle interface designers frequently prioritize brand requirements over legibility when selecting a typeface. The optimization of visual information across all aspects of the vehicle interior, e.g., instrument cluster, telematics displays, heads-up displays, etc., might reasonably be expected to reduce demand on the operator and free-up resources for the primary operation of the vehicle.
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PDF
Funding:

DTRT12-G-UTC01
Collection(s):

University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:2be26a276608c33e9a9c3f3677df56eae05a949aa9f95528c06983d01e77768b
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/38296/dot_38296_DS1.pdf
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File Language:

English

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