Effects of route guidance variable message signs (VMS) on driver behaviour

Self-Organised Routing for Road Networks

“…As the literature reports a widely varying driver acceptance for VMS-based route recommendations [4,5], acceptance rates of 0.125 (low), 0.375 (medium), and 0.75 (high) have been investigated for both scenarios. The routing protocols have been executed every 150 s and are evaluated with respect to the mean travel time and the mean number of stops per vehicle.…”

Effectiveness of Newly Introduced Variable Message Signs in Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

“…The number of drivers who diverted as observed in the field was only one-fifth of the number of drivers who would divert as predicted from the questionnaire [14]. A field study conducted in Oslo to evaluate the effect of VMS on route choice concluded that there was a high compliance with VMS suggestions, in which approximately 20% of the vehicles changed route choice according to VMS suggestions [15]. The effect of VMS on drivers to alter their route choice varied considerably in other studies.…”

An examination of the factors that influence drivers’ willingness to use the parking guidance information

“…Thompson et al (1998) considered that the personal characteristics of the drivers affect drivers' perception degree of different types of information. Erke et al (2007) found that the information supplied by Variable Message Sign (VMS) has a very effective role in changing driving routes. Hassan et al (2012) declared that the content of the information has a great influence on drivers' safety perception.…”