This report presents recommendations to improve the design of messages for dynamic message signs (DMSs). Specifically, it presents recommendations for effective abbreviations that can be used when the … [Read more...] about Texas Driver Understanding of Abbreviations for Dynamic Message Signs
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Older Drivers Say … Stop Signs of Confusion
In 1990, eight retired employees of the Illinois Department of Transportation took a break from retirement activity to help IDOT conduct its Older Driver Study of Traffic Control Devices. Those … [Read more...] about Older Drivers Say … Stop Signs of Confusion
Driver Understanding of Work Zone Flagger Signals and Signaling Devices
The report documents the results of a human factors laboratory study conducted in Texas to evaluate driver understanding of 13 work zone flagger signals. A total of 123 motorists participated in the … [Read more...] about Driver Understanding of Work Zone Flagger Signals and Signaling Devices
The Obstacle Course: Pedestrians in Highway Work Zones
There has been an increased awareness of the safety problems associated with highway work zones among traffic professionals and government agencies during the past several years. For the most part, … [Read more...] about The Obstacle Course: Pedestrians in Highway Work Zones
Travel Better, Travel Longer: A Pocket Guide to Improve Traffic Control and Mobility for Our Older Population
The Federal Highway Administration's Office of Operations prepared this pocket guide to assist transportation professionals in making decisions about the use of traffic control devices, taking into … [Read more...] about Travel Better, Travel Longer: A Pocket Guide to Improve Traffic Control and Mobility for Our Older Population
Louisiana DOTD Liable for Bicyclist’s Death in Work Zone
A Louisiana Court of Appeal recently affirmed a lower court decision which found the state negligent in failing to warn of a barricaded frontage road under construction. A driver, unaware that the … [Read more...] about Louisiana DOTD Liable for Bicyclist’s Death in Work Zone