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Influence of driver,,s experience on textual traffic sign efficiency depending on visibility

The research objective is to study the influence of the driver’s experience on the efficiency of the tectual traffic sign depending on the visibility, that is on the weather conditions. The research was carried out by simulating traffic situation for two different visibility conditions (good and poor) on representative sample of drivers regarding their driving experience. The research results indicate high dependency of traffic sign efficiency on the driver’s experience. The textual traffic sign efficiency is substantially lower in motorists with several years of driving experience and the experienced motorists than those with less experience and extremely experienced motorists, which is explained by moorist’s evaluation of the traffic signa significance. According to experimental results, less than 65% of drivers in low visibility conditions registered the number of words on the traffic sign, and less than 50% the precise content, thus leading to a conclusion that the traffic sign does not satisfy its function in this situation.

optical priority system; emergency vehicle; right-of-way

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