NTL Record

Title Research review of potential safety effects of electronic billboards on driver attention and distraction
Record ID 11386
Personal Name
Creator
J. Farbry; K. Wochinger; T. Shafer; N. Owens; A. Nedzesky
Corporate Creator United States. Federal Highway Administration. Operations Core Business Unit; Science Applications International Corporation
Publisher United States. Federal Highway Administration
Publication Date 20010911
Language English
Abstract This report is a research review of potential safety implications of electronic billboards (EBBs) on driving safety. The review covers the interval from a similar review published in 1980 to the present. The present review focuses on the safety aspects of EBBs and does not examine aesthetic issues. Included are a review of research on driver performance in the presence of EBBs and contacts with federal and state officials to describe state regulatory practices concerning EBBs. An account of tri-vision signs is a part of the state review. Knowledge gaps are identified based on the literature review and these gaps support the development of a set of research questions and related research findings. Research questions are divided into roadway characteristics such as curves, interchanges, and work zones; EBB characteristics such as exposure time, motion and legibility; and driver characteristics such as familiarity and age. Related research findings on the legibility of Changeable Message Signs (CMSs) are also included.
Rosap ID dot:37216
Rosap URL https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/37216
TRT Terms Highway safety; Traffic crashes; Human factors; Roadside advertising; Regulations; Attention; Distraction; Cellular telephones; Information display systems
General Subjects Billboard; Electronic billboard (EBB); roadside advertising; cellular; Electronic; Tri-vision; Driving Safety; Driver Distraction; Advertising; Changeable Message Sign; Conspicuity, Legibility.
Classification NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors;
NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Highway Safety
Geographical
Coverage
United States
TRIS Online
Accession No
0081963
Resource type Tech Report
URL https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/11000/11300/11386/dot_14745_DS1.pdf
Format PDF
Database NTL Digital Repository