Guidelines on the Use and Operation of Changeable Message Signs

Details

• Creators:
  Dudek, Conrad L.
• Corporate Creators:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Advanced Traffic Management Systems Changeable Message Signs Corridors Freeways Human Factors Intelligent Transportation Systems Intelligent Vehicles Variable Message Signs
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-92/1232-9
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States ; Texas
• Edition:
  Interim: (September 1990.June 1992)
• Corporate Publisher:
  Texas Transportation Institute. Texas A&M University
• Abstract:
  This report is intended to be a primer on the characteristics that affect the design, use and operations of changeable message signs (CMSs), and to provide guidance on the selection of the appropriate type of CMS display. Guidelines on the selection and design of CMS messages are presented in a companion Report No. FHWA/TX-92/1232-10 entitled, "Guidelines on the Selection and Design of Messages for Changeable Message Signs".
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  2-18-90/4-1232
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:8918c248a08b276548dac112a5c32c99c6cb57fc3c6183bad726815184d8bde08d34f7f14db5036eee78a16f92838e89b2731ea996c2747e6d37da3589193951
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/82146/dot_82146_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 6.41 MB ]