TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Visibility of text and icon highway signs under dynamic viewing conditions
JO  - Human factors
A1  - Long, Gerald M.
A1  - Kearns, Daniel F.
SP  - 690
EP  - 701
VL  - 38
IS  - 4
N2  - Threshold sizes for accurate identification were determined for three different types of highway signs (text, icon, and modified icon) under two conditions of horizontal target motion (60° and 120° per second). The two iconic versions were superior to the text version in nearly all cases, and this benefit of the pictorial format was even more pronounced in the higher-velocity condition. The advantage of the modified icon signs over the standard icon signs that had been determined in previous work was replicated here under the low-velocity condition but essentially disappeared under the higher-velocity condition. Sign-reading performance was found to be related to dynamic visual acuity (with Landolt-C targets) under the two velocity conditions. Results are discussed in terms of the "low-pass format" for sign design suggested by previous researchers and in terms of the potential utility of dynamic acuity for the driving setting.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0018-7208
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1518/001872096778827215
ID  - ref1
ER  -