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Title: TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, HIGHWAY SAFETY, AND HUMAN FACTORS
Accession Number: 00637744
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The control of roadway traffic is essential to the safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians. It traditionally has been the domain of the traffic engineer, but human factors has come to play an increasing part in the design and use of traffic control devices over the past three decades. This workshop presentation examines the need to know about drivers' limitations in information processing and behavior as these relate to traffic control, gives a brief review of some relevant literature, and identifies future research needs.
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Monograph Title: Monograph Accession #: 00637741
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Dewar, RPagination: p. 12-20
Publication Date: 1993-9
Serial: Media Type: Digital/other
Features: References
TRT Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Research; Safety and Human Factors; I73: Traffic Control; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Oct 6 1993 12:00AM
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