Ergonomic principles in traffic signs comprehension: A literature review

Ishartomo, Farid; Suhardi, Bambang; Rohani, Jafri Mohd

doi:10.1063/5.0000701

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“…Traffic signs are one of the traffic regulation instruments. Comprehension of traffic signs may consider human characteristics of the drivers, ergonomic principles, cognitive features and the cultural issues (Ishartomo et al, 2020). Familiarity with signs can help drivers understand their meaning (Abduljabbar et al, 2020), but familiarity is not always linear with comprehensibility.…”

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Prohibitory traffic signs violation by well-educated young drivers based on situation scenarios

2021

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Traffic violations in Indonesia were mostly committed by young drivers. Surprisingly, university students ranked third as traffic violators despite they are expected to have better understanding of traffic signs instead of others. This study was conducted to investigate the influence factors that might encourage university students as well-educated young drivers to commit traffic violations through several situation scenarios. Five prohibitory traffic signs (no u-turn, no parking, stop sign, maximum speed limit, no stopping) were subjectively evaluated by 212 university students (18-23 years old, having valid car and or motorcycle driving license) whether they will violate these signs in 7 situation scenarios as indicators based on human-related factors (no police officers, in a hurry, imitate mistakes, sleep deprivation and fatigue) and environmental-related factors (quiet roads, night driving, driving in heavy rain). From the results, the influence varied for each sign. Both factors influenced no u-turn, no parking and no stopping signs. Human-related factors influenced maximum speed limit sign while environmental-related factors influenced stop sign. This study has provided a useful initial insight to understand young driver's behavior to violate these prohibitory traffic signs. For further studies, it can be applied to other signs with different respondent profiles. Apart from that, the relationship between indicators can also be investigated.

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2021

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“…The guidelines in legal acts refer to many ergonomic criteria (Ben-Bassat and Shinar, 2006;Chan and Chan, 2011;Dahlke, 2015;Ishartomo, Suhardi, and Rohani, 2020), such as:…”

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Ergonomic Criterion in the Design of Roadside Information: Letters Size Methodology

Dahlke¹

2021

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Purpose:The purpose of the paper was to develop original letters size methodology for roadside information. Method: During moving on the roads, addressed to drivers and passengers is, among others, text information on information boards and signs including in the form of advertisements. Based on ergonomic principles and population data, optimisation can be made in the design of communicative messages. The author reviewed the issues concerning the visual process, optimal visual field, visual field defects, visual acuity characteristics and reading speed. This made it possible to select input data for the design of text information in terms of location in the visual field and the number of words on the sign board. Findings: Based on these analyses, computational algorithms were built to evaluate a proposed or already implemented information message. The developed formulae enabled the preparation of a prototype computer application to support the analysis of information systems. Practical Implications: The developed methodology makes it possible to integrate ergonomic criteria into the design process of text information. It can increase the effectiveness of information transfer and road safety. The most important areas of application are the design or evaluation of information systems: signs and road signs with text information, advertising for drivers. Originality/Value: The author has developed a method to evaluate the design and placement of text information systems dedicated to drivers (e.g., text-information signs, advertisements including text), which is based on quantitative data such as the size of the letters, the distance from the word board, the location of the text in the field of vision, the speed of the vehicle.

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“…The limited knowledge of comprehending traffic signs could be one of the crucial factors that contributed to accidents among motorcyclists [8,9]. Previous research showed that Indonesian motorcyclists, especially those of young age, still need to improve their knowledge regarding traffic signs and regulations [4].…”

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Traffic sign comprehension among motorcyclists: the effect of sign display and sign type

Maulina,

Irwanda,

Zahra

et al. 2024

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The previous studies showed an inconsistent result for the effect of sign type on sign comprehension in different sign display. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the effect of sign display (symbol+text or symbol-only) and sign type (warning sign, regulatory sign, or command sign) on traffic sign comprehension. A mixed experimental design was conducted on 100 young adult motorcyclists in the Jabodetabek area with two years of riding experience. In each sign, participants were measured their reaction time to comprehend the sign (sign comprehension time) and the accuracy of the meaning of the sign (sign comprehension level). The result showed that the effect of sign display depends on the type of traffic signs both in sign comprehension time and comprehension level. Based on the results, it can be inferred that further training and socialization are needed to increase riders’ comprehension of all types of traffic signs.

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Ergonomic principles in traffic signs comprehension: A literature review

Cited by 7 publications

References 22 publications

Prohibitory traffic signs violation by well-educated young drivers based on situation scenarios

Prohibitory traffic signs violation by well-educated young drivers based on situation scenarios

Ergonomic Criterion in the Design of Roadside Information: Letters Size Methodology

Traffic sign comprehension among motorcyclists: the effect of sign display and sign type

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