The objective of the present study was to compare the legibility of road signs with different kinds of retro-reflective sheeting under dry and frosty conditions at two levels of vehicle head-lighting. The results do not permit any general conclusions about the superiority of a certain kind of sign, but the interactions rather indicate that the best legibility is obtained by different signs under different conditions. The variation in legibility between various conditions is interpreted as effects of deviations from an optimal luminance level. With the study as a starting point an overview is then given in which various factors influencing the night-time legibility of road signs are presented. Beginning with this overview a model for an alternative method for legibility studies is discussed. Finally some of the results are discussed from traffic safety point-of-view, and the great differences between arithmetic means and 5:th percentiles are observed.
Vaegmaerkens Laesbarhet vid Moerkerkoerning: En Problemanalys och Nagra Resultat Roerande Effekten av Frostbelaeggning (The Legibility of Road Signs during Night Driving: An Analysis and Some Results Concerning the Effect of Frost)
1977
41 pages
Report
No indication
English
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