Design using white reflectorized letter on dark background was selected for signs installed on Pentagon road network just outside of Washington, DC; spacing values selected so that white areas between would appear equal; effect on nighttime legibility of increasing spacing between white reflectorized letters on black background.


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    Title :

    Effect of letter width and spacing on night legibility of highway signs


    Additional title:

    Traffic Eng


    Contributors:
    Solomon, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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