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2 Methods for improving road signs / symbols / text to adapt to today s driver s requirements Stefan Egger, IIIDre 1 of 36 Stefan Egger Information designer, researcher,

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2 Methods for improving 
 road signs / symbols / text to adapt to todayʼs driverʼs requirements

  • Stefan Egger, IIIDre
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Stefan Egger
 Information designer, researcher, speaker

  • Research projects on road signs/signals

2 international EU funded (3 years each): 
 SOMS/In-Safety, Safeway2school

  • 7 x Conference co-organizer


Traffic & Transport Information Systems

  • Member working group AASTB10 of FSV

Recognised Austrian body to develop road signs

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Information Design

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  • Enable informed decision making to carry out

actions and meet set goals

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Definitions for graphical components

Image carrier Signal aspect Contrast edge Border Background Symbol Figure (E)lements: E. E. E. E. E. E. Symbol Figure Figure Traffic sign Signal aspect

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Why improve road signs? Since road signs were "defined“, the road environment has changed dramatically.

  • Increasing cognitive stress is burdened upon

drivers.

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Increase in speed –1968 and before: Few cars and roads to maintain speeds of more than 100 km/h

  • Increase in traffic volume – e.g. Austria: 143.000

cars in 1955 to 4.205.000 in 2006

  • Increase in network density – No or few

motorways in many countries in 1955 . E.g. Austria: 1955– 27.6 km; end 2007– 1.696 km Why improve? / 1

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Increase of long-distance travel due to interconnected road networks and suitable cars

  • Increase of amount of information provided on /

alongside roads

  • To reduce the increased cognitive load, 


– and increase road safety – Road signs should be adjusted to human capabilities. Why improve? / 2

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Opportunities for improvement

  • * ISO 9186 Test procedures * 


fostering understanding of visual information

  • * MOA Design Method *

improving visibility

  • Reducing uncertainty while transforming

information into action

  • Earlier recognition and driving action
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Improving understanding

  • ISO 9186 Procedures for the development and

testing of graphical symbols

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  • Two psychological test methods
  • Comprehensibility judgement test

to sort out less appropriate symbols

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  • Comprehension test

measuring “understandability” of symbols Improving understanding / 1

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Test requirements

  • Extensive research for- and collection of

symbols on international level

  • Symbols to be brought to same visual quality

level before testing*

  • 50 respondents from 3 different cultures
  • Carried out with paper and pencil, monitored 


(to allow questions and improvement of symbols)

  • * See MOA Design Method

Improving understanding / 2

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CJT

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  • Comprehensibility judgement test
  • To identify the most promising symbols
  • omit others
  • find 1st indications for further development

Improving understanding / 3

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Fog (ahead) % % % % % % % %

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Improving understanding / 4

CJT

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CJT

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Comprehensibility judgement test

  • “In your opinion, what is the percentage of drivers

in your country to understand the symbol?” 
 Then ask for reasons, taking notes.

  • After accumulation of results [country wise and

total], symbols to reach a decided benchmark are accepted for further visual development* and the next test.

  • * See MOA Design Method
  • Improving understanding / 5
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CT

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  • Comprehension test
  • Establishing an understandability score for each

symbol

  • Identifying the best symbol
  • Poss. final indications for improvement

Improving understanding / 6

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Improving understanding / 7

Date: Location: Conducted by: Age of respondent: ………………… Driving experience: ………………… Kilometers per year: ………………… Female ! Male ! Education: Primary school ! Secondary school ! University !

On each page of this booklet is a traffic symbol. Study each traffic symbol and write down below the symbol what you think that symbol means. If possible, also write down what you would do if you saw this symbol. Write down “Don’t know” if you are unable to assign a meaning to the symbol. An example is given overleaf.

CT

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Improving understanding / 8

An example is given overleaf.

This is an example: !

Construct ion

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Comprehension test

  • "What is the meaning of this symbol? And how

would you react as driver when seeing it?" 
 Take notes..

  • After accumulation of results [country wise and

total], symbols to reach a decided benchmark are accepted for final visual development* and standardisation.

  • * See MOA Design Method
  • Improving understanding / 9
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MOA Design Method


  • Maximum resilience of a visual signal by

minimizing loss of contrast during transmission

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  • Itʼs all about maintaining contrast

in every detail

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Definitions for graphical components

Image carrier Signal aspect Contrast edge Border Background Symbol Figure (E)lements: E. E. E. E. E. E. Symbol Figure Figure Traffic sign Signal aspect

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Every detail of any graphical element is made to be visually discerned (discriminable) over a precisely calculable viewing distance. ¡

  • MOA Design Method / 1
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22 ¡of ¡36 ¡ ¡ ¡ Verbreitung durch Dritte ausgeschlossen. Benutzung auf eigene Gefahr und Risiko.

  • prohibited. This Test ist provided “as is”. Use it on your own Risk.

MOA Design Method / 2 Contrast-Transfer-Function Siemens-Star

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Design according to Smallest Graphical Detail

  • SGD Design

providing full (100%) discriminability = Contrast-Transfer-Function is at maximum

  • MOA Design Method / 3
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MOA Math: Calculation of discriminability

  • Minute-Of-Arc (MOA)
  • SGD dimension, viewing-distance & time, max.

speed, min. visus etc. MOA Design Method / 4

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Calculability of discriminability

  • MOA => SGD
  • SGD => MOA

MOA Design Method / 5

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MOA Design Method Viewing distance: 100% max. 74% MOA Design Method / 6 UNECE ITC

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MOA Design Method / 7 Comparison of discriminability

  • University Stuttgart/Fraunhofer Institute (2011)
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MOA Design Method / 8 Prepares simultaneously for 
 conventional signage (vectors) & Enhanced dot-matrix application (screen, VMS)

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MOA Design Method / 9 Current implementation status

  • Tern Typeface in Austria, Slovakia and 

  • The Netherlands
  • Tern Symbols to be implemented in 

  • Austrian guidelines
  • MOA Design Method became success
  • criterion for new Austrian symbols
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MOA Design Method / 10

  • Tern typeface legally binding use in Austria

(2013) and Slovakia (2014)

  • Tern VMS typeface: Standard for Full-Matrix-

Displays “DRIPS” in the Netherlands (2009)

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MOA Design Method / 11

TS0010 TS0020 TS0030 TS0040 TS0050 TS0060 TS0070 TS0080 TS0090 TS0100 TS0110 TS0120 TS0130 TS0140 TS0150 TS0160 TS0170 TS0180 TS0190 TS0200 TS0210

Tern Symbols: Discriminability enhanced

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MOA Design Method / 12

TS0220 TS0230 TS0240 TS0250 TS0260 TS0270 TS0280 Visual accessibility Accessibility TS0285 TS0290 TS0300 TS0310 TS0320 TS0330 TS0340 TS0350 TS0360 TS0370 TS0380 TS0390 TS0400 TS0410

Tern Symbols: Discriminability enhanced

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MOA Design Method / 13

Tank TS0420 TS0430 TS0440 TS0450 TS0460 TS0470 TS0480 Danger of accidents TS0490 TS0500 TS0510 TS0520 TS0530 TS0540 TS0550 TS0560 TS0570 TS0580 TS0590 TS0600 TS0605 TS0610

Tern Symbols: Discriminability enhanced

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MOA Design Method / 14

TS0620 TS0630 TS0640 TS0650 TS0660 TS0670 TS0680 TS0690 TS0700 TS0710 TS0720 TS0730 TS0740 TS0750 TS0760 TS0770 TS0780 TS0790 TS0800

Tern Symbols: Discriminability enhanced

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To reduce the increased cognitive load 
 and increase road safety: Improvement of signs & symbols through:

  • * ISO 9186 Test procedures * 


fostering understanding * MOA Design Method * better discrimination & precise effectivity calculation

  • Reducing uncertainty while transforming
  • information into action
  • Earlier recognition and driving action
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Thank you!

  • Stefan Egger, IIIDre


s.egger@iiidre.net

  • The MOA Design Method

stkegger.wordpress.com

  • IIIDre

www.iiidre.net

  • 2015-11-09