The inanimate bicycle symbol has long been used to indicate the animate activity of bicycling facility signs. In contrast, either the inanimate bicycle symbol or the animate bicycle symbol has been used interchangeably for the standard pavement symbols in bike lanes. This has led to confusion among pedestrians and cyclists alike. The purpose of this study was to examine two different designs (inanimate symbol vs. animate symbol) involved in the evaluation of perceived preference and glance legibility, and investigate sign design features on bicycle pictorial symbols. Thirty-five participants compared current bicycle signs (inanimate symbols) to alternative designs (animate symbols) in a controlled laboratory setting. The results indicated that the alternative designs (animate symbols) showed better performance in both preference and glance legibility tests. Conceptual compatibility, familiarity, and perceptual affordances were found to be important factors as well.


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    Title :

    The effects of sign design features on bicycle pictorial symbols for bicycling facility signs


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    Published in:

    Applied Ergonomics ; 44 , 6 ; 990-995


    Publication date :

    2013


    Size :

    6 Seiten, 24 Quellen




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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