The ubiquitous nature of transport signs on roadways, railways, and in airports can lead to an overload of visual information, yet little research has been done to understand the design and use of such signs from a driver s perspective.
The Human Factors of Transport Signs explores key transport sign research and examines new technologies that are revolutionizing signaling. While concentrating largely on the road environment and general signing issues, the authors also address specific railway and other transport modality topics. International contributors discuss driver psychology and...
The ubiquitous nature of transport signs on roadways, railways, and in airports can lead to an overload of visual information, yet little research has...
Human error is involved in more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, and of those accidents, most are associated with visual distractions, or looking-but-failing-to-see errors. Human Factors of Visual and Cognitive Performance in Driving gathers knowledge from a human factors psychology standpoint and provides deeper insight into traffic -user behavior and the ways drivers acquire information from the road.
Emphasizes Drivers as Visual Information Processors
Because driving is an eyes-wide-open task, drivers are exposed to a multitude of visual stimuli along their journey. This...
Human error is involved in more than 90 percent of traffic accidents, and of those accidents, most are associated with visual distractions, or look...
