Study to determine effect of spacing between letters of words, used in highway signs, on their night time legibility; vertical dimensions restrict sign letter heights unfavorably; increased spacing between letters can help to compensate for loss of legibility.


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    Title :

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


    Additional title:

    Pub Roads


    Contributors:
    Solomon, D. (author)

    Published in:

    Public Roads ; 29 , n 1


    Publication date :

    1956


    Size :

    11 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English





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