Author/Authors
ÖNER, Erdinç İzmir Ekonomi Üniversitesi - Mühendislik ve Bilgisayar Bilimleri Fakültesi - Endüstri Mühendisliği Bölümü, Turkey
Title Of Article
EVALUATION OF THE BENEFITS OF REFLECTORIZED SIGN POSTS TO DRIVERS
شماره ركورد
40639
Abstract
In United States Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) provides departments of transportation (DOTs) the option of using retroreflective material on sign posts when the DOTs determine that there is a need to draw attention to the sign, especially at night. The State of Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) required all Stop, Yield, Do Not Enter, and Wrong Way sign posts to be reflectorized with RED reflective sheeting material and all Chevron, Stop Ahead, and One/Two Large Directional Arrow sign posts to be reflectorized with YELLOW (sign background color) reflective sheeting material as part of ODOT Comprehensive Highway Safety Plan and FHWA’ recommendations. In this study, a photometric analysis and a human factors analysis were conducted to estimate the benefits of reflectorized sign posts to driver visual perception, driver guidance and driver comprehension. The study showed that the reflectorized sign posts improve detection, recognition, and comprehension of traffic signs for drivers, especially in nighttime driving conditions.
From Page
112
NaturalLanguageKeyword
Traffic sign , Reflectivity , Human factors , Photometric analysis
JournalTitle
Pamukkale University Journal Of Engineering Sciences
To Page
116
JournalTitle
Pamukkale University Journal Of Engineering Sciences
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