Warning Sign Legends for Emergency Incidents
This project will conduct simulation and field evaluations using motorists and first responders to the effectiveness of various text and symbol sign designs deployed by first responders such a fire, ems, and police for the purpose of Traffic Incident management and in the prevention of secondary crashes.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Program Information: Surface Transportation Research, Safety Innovation Deployment
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Highway Administration
Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
McLean, VA United States 22101 -
Project Managers:
Shurbutt, Jim
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Performing Organizations:
1100 Dexter Avenue North, Suite 400
McLean, WA United States 98109 -
Principal Investigators:
Lichty, Monica
- Start Date: 20130917
- Expected Completion Date: 20141007
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Field studies; Incident management; Secondary crashes; Simulation; Symbol signs; Text messaging; Warning signs
- Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01577462
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Department of Transportation
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Sep 29 2015 3:29PM