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Title: MOTORIST INFORMATION NEEDS AND CHANGEABLE MESSAGE SIGNS FOR ADVERSE WINTER TRAVEL
Accession Number: 00639987
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: The information needs of motorists during adverse winter travel conditions were evaluated. Commuters traveling on Interstate 80 between Laramie and Cheyenne, Wyoming, and Interstate truck drivers were the primary sources of field data. During poor winter travel conditions, motorists were asked to evaluate wind, visibility, and pavement conditions and to assign a severity rating between 1 (ideal conditions) and 6 (road closed). The survey participants also indicated their desired road and travel information for changeable message signs. The results indicated that motorists have generally consistent adverse winter travel information needs. Pavement condition was the primary information desired. Visibility was the secondary needed information; however, when pavement condition was poor, visibility information became more important. The local commuters most often sought road and travel information from the winter travel advisory phone. The primary source for Interstate truckers was the citizens band radio. The changeable message sign was indicated as an important source by almost 70% of the local commuters and 40% of the Interstate truckers surveyed.
Supplemental Notes: This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1403, Driver Performance: Measurement and Modeling, IVHS, Information Systems, and Simulation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
Monograph Title: DRIVER PERFORMANCE: MEASUREMENT AND MODELING, IVHS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND SIMULATION Monograph Accession #: 00669186
Language: English
Corporate Authors: Transportation Research Board 500 Fifth Street, NW Authors: Pouliot, Stephen GWilson, Eugene MPagination: p. 45-48
Publication Date: 1993
Serial: Features: References
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TRT Terms: Identifier Terms: Uncontrolled Terms: Old TRIS Terms: Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Pavements; I73: Traffic Control
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 20 1993 12:00AM
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