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http://dx.doi.org/10.12815/kits.2012.11.6.155

Determination of Letter Size of Traffic Sign depending on Driver's Visual Acuity  

Kim, Sang-Gu (전남대학교 물류교통학전공)
Chung, Bong-Jo (한국도로공사 도로교통연구원)
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The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems / v.11, no.6, 2012 , pp. 155-163 More about this Journal
Abstract
At present the letter sizes of traffic sign are variously designated as 22 cm through 60 cm, however the basis for determination has not been found so far. Driver's visual acuity for getting a driver licence is required higher than 0.5. In order to interpret the information of traffic signs effectively, the minimum requirement of driver's visual acuity must be applied to determine the letter size of traffic sign. Therefore we reviewed that a driver with visual acuity of 0.5 could read the current letter sizes of traffic sign. In addition, a methodology was developed to determine the letter size of traffic sign satisfied with the driver's visual acuity of 0.5. This study established scenarios that were composed of visual acuity, reaction time, the number of lane and the letter sizes of traffic sign for each scenario were proposed. Current letter size of traffic sign would not be difficult for drivers with minimum visual acuity of 0.5 to recognize the contents or information of traffic signs. The method developed in this research has an advantage that can consider a human factor like driver's visual acuity for the design of traffic signs. There is also a meaning of making a basis for the letter size of traffic sign.
Keywords
Traffic Sign; Letter Size; Driver's Visual Acuity; Reaction Time; Human Factor;
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