Study on the relationship between drivers’ personal characters and non-standard traffic signs comprehensibility
Authors:
- Antoni Wontorczyk,
- Stanislaw Gaca
Abstract
Drivers’ incorrect perception and interpretation of the road space are among reasons for human errors. Proper road markings are elements improving perception of road space. Their effectiveness relies on traffic participants receiving the provided information correctly. The range of signs used is constantly expanding and unusual situations in traffic require use of non-standard signs or an unusual combination of existing standard signs. The aim of this study was to explore the level of comprehensibility of four different types of non-standard signs. The relationship between the level of comprehensibility of these signs and personality traits of the drivers was also studied. A total of 369 drivers were tested using a questionnaire to analyze the traffic signs comprehensibility and Five Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI). The obtained results indicate that symbolic signs, unlike symbolic and text ones, are much better comprehended by drivers. Men comprehend the significance of non-standard symbolic regulatory signs better than women. Higher level of comprehensibility of symbolic and text regulatory signs is shown by older, better educated drivers and professional drivers. The study found there is a link between personality traits of the driver and the comprehensibility of symbolic regulatory signs.
- Record ID
- CUT0e2a215bf1434b828dda140ede356ce5
- Publication categories
- ;
- Author
- Journal series
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, ISSN 1661-7827, e-ISSN 1660-4601, Biweekly
- Issue year
- 2021
- Vol
- 18
- No
- 5
- Pages
- [1-19]
- Article number
- 2678
- Other elements of collation
- fot.; rys.; tab.; wykr.; Bibliografia (na s.) - 17-19; Bibliografia (liczba pozycji) - 85; Oznaczenie streszczenia - Abstr.; Numeracja w czasopiśmie - Vol. 18, Iss. 5, Spec. Iss.
- Substantive notes
- Special Issue: Driving Behaviors and Road Safety
- Keywords in English
- non-standard signs, driver personality traits, comprehensibility traffic signs, symbolic and text signs, warning and regulatory signs
- DOI
- DOI:10.3390/ijerph18052678 Opening in a new tab
- URL
- https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/5/2678 Opening in a new tab
- Related project
- Oznakowanie eksperymentalne dróg w aspekcie zachowań uczestników ruchu. . Project leader at PK: , ,
- Language
- eng (en) English
- License
- Score (nominal)
- 140
- Additional fields
- Indeksowana w: Scopus
- Uniform Resource Identifier
- https://cris.pk.edu.pl/info/article/CUT0e2a215bf1434b828dda140ede356ce5/
- URN
urn:pkr-prod:CUT0e2a215bf1434b828dda140ede356ce5
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