2017 journal article
The role of driver age in performance and attention allocation effects of roadway sign count, format and familiarity
APPLIED ERGONOMICS, 63, 17–30.
author keywords: Logo signs; Driving simulation; Driver performance; Driver distraction; Highway safety
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Attention; Automobile Driving / psychology; Computer Simulation; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Recognition, Psychology; Young Adult
TL;DR:
Results revealed elderly drivers to exhibit worse performance in comparison to middle-age and young groups even though they adopted a more conservative driving strategy and in target identification, drivers were more accurate with familiar or text-based panels appearing in six-panel signs.
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White-on-blue logo signs are used to inform drivers of food, gas, lodging, and attraction businesses at highway interchanges. In this study, 60 drivers were asked to look for food and attraction targets on logo signs while driving in a realistic freeway simulation. The objective of the study was to quantify effects of the number of sign panels (six vs. nine), logo familiarity (familiar vs. unfamiliar), logo format (text vs. pictorial), and driver age (young, middle, and elderly) on performance, attention allocation and target identification accuracy. Results revealed elderly drivers to exhibit worse performance in comparison to middle-age and young groups even though they adopted a more conservative driving strategy. There was no significant effect of the number of panels, logo familiarity, and logo format on driver performance or attention allocation. In target identification, drivers were more accurate with familiar or text-based panels appearing in six-panel signs.