Development of a model performance-based sign sheeting specification based on the evaluation of nighttime traffic signs using legibility and eye-tracker data : data and analyses.

Details

• Alternative Title:
  Project title: Determining nighttime driver signing needs
• Creators:
  Carlson, Paul ; Park, Eun Sug ; Miles, Jeff
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas. Dept. of Transportation ; United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Traffic control devices
  • Traffic signs
  • Traffic signals
  • Road markings
  • Safety
  • Evaluation Traffic signs and signals--Texas--Evaluation
  • Road markings--Texas--Evaluation
  • Roads--Texas--Safety measures.
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-10/0-5235-1-VOL2
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Edition:
  Technical report; Sept. 2005¿Feb. 2009.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  This report presents data and technical analyses for Texas Department of Transportation Project 0-5235. This ; project focused on the evaluation of traffic sign sheeting performance in terms of meeting the nighttime ; driver needs. The goal was to develop a nighttime driver needs specification for traffic signs. Full ; information on the project is presented in Report 0-5235-1 Volume 1.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-5235
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/6142/dot_6142_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.10 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:df525d72086cc0124c5b69fb2295c111166b4e358a680aa1d510c35945728f910380b1ce8533dc9b8526d4afc99623c1f6c30c33fa6c3cd1614a073bffe27a8f