Human Factors Study on the Use and Effectiveness of Innovative Safety Messages on Dynamic Message Signs

The objectives of the proposed project can be summarized as follows: (1) design a driving simulator experiment to test driver's behavior in response to different safety messages and invite enough subjects across all age groups to validate results; (2) identify several human factors to be studied and evaluate the effectiveness of innovative safety messages; (3) develop a statistical model that will accurately analyze the impacts of the safety messages on driver behavior; and (4) determine criteria to be incorporated into Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT's) safety message approval process (Topic Number 000-750-015).

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $257874
• Contract Numbers:

  BDV24 977-40

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  605 Suwannee Street
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Managing Organizations:

  Florida Department of Transportation

  Research Center
  605 Suwannee Street MS-30
  Tallahassee, FL  United States  32399-0450
• Project Managers:

  Knox, Dana

• Performing Organizations:

  University of Central Florida, Orlando

  12443 Research Parkway, Suite 207
  Orlando, FL  United States  32826-
• Principal Investigators:

  Abou-Senna, Hatem

• Start Date: 20210525
• Expected Completion Date: 20230331
• Actual Completion Date: 20230427

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Drivers; Driving simulators; Human factors; Impacts; Messages (Communications); Statistical analysis; Variable message signs
• Identifier Terms: Florida Department of Transportation
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01774517
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Florida Department of Transportation
• Contract Numbers: BDV24 977-40
• Files: RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 21 2021 11:52AM