PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0007
Project Name:	Active Traffic Management Study
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Philips First Name: Brian Telephone: 202-493-3468 E-mail: brian.philips@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	Human Factors Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Findings:	Data not yet available
Project Description:	This project will determine both the comprehension of the Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs as well as the legibility distance of these signs, and determine how motorists respond to these signs in a simulated driving environment.
Laboratories:	Human Factors: Highway Driving Simulator Human Factors: Sign Lab
Start Date:	September 27, 2011
End Date:	April 15, 2013
Funding Amount:	$350,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Flexible Funding
Goals:	The key project objectives are to determine both the comprehension of the Active Traffic Management (ATM) signs as well as the legibility distance of these signs, and to determine how motorists respond to these signs in a simulated driving environment.
Project Type:	Onsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Human Factors lab and simulator studies
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is improved ATM sign designs.
Deliverables:	Name: Final report to Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices Team Product Type(s): Research report Description: The product is a report detailing research findings and recommendations for improving ATM signs. Audiences: Researchers, Traffic engineers Secondary Audiences:
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FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD)
TRT Terms:	Sign comprehension Active Traffic Management sign legibility
FHWA Disciplines:	Safety Operations
Subject Areas:	Safety and Human Factors Research Operations and Traffic Management