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000162963 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3390/bs15091288
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000162963 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3793-669X$$aHernando Mazón, Ana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162963 245__ $$aThe impact of design factors on drivers’ and non-drivers’ comprehension of Variable Message Signs
000162963 260__ $$c2025
000162963 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000162963 5203_ $$aThis study examines differences in comprehension between drivers and non-drivers when interpreting variable message signs (VMSs) combining three elements—a pictogram, an arrow, and a city name—to indicate temporary traffic events (e.g., “congestion before Lyon”). A total of 101 participants (51 non-drivers) were shown VMS displays reporting an event associated with one of four cities and were asked to identify the event’s location (before or after the city). The experiment employed a mixed factorial design. Two between-subject factors were included: Driving License (present vs. absent) and Route Listing (present vs. absent). Four within-subject factors were manipulated: Complementary Message (present vs. absent), Landmark Order (bottom-up vs. top-down), Event Location (before vs. after), and Arrow Function (explicit vs. generic). The dependent variable was the accuracy of location identification. The results showed that, for drivers, the most effective combination was bottom-up order with an explicit arrow, followed by bottom-up with a generic arrow, and then top-down with an explicit arrow. For non-drivers, no significant differences were found between these combinations. However, comprehension decreased across both groups when the message used a top-down order and a generic arrow. Overall, the data suggest that the G1c template from the 1968 Convention is not effective for either group. Prior driving experience seems to favor one specific design, the bottom-up order with explicit arrow, while non-drivers perceive all functionally viable options—including that one—as equally valid.
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000162963 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6596-2978$$aLucas Alba, Antonio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162963 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3492-7544$$aLombas Fouletier, Andrés Sebastián
000162963 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-2160-7509$$aBlanch Micó, María Teresa$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000162963 7102_ $$14009$$2620$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Metod.Ciencias Comportam.
000162963 7102_ $$14009$$2730$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicología Básica
000162963 773__ $$g15, 9 (2025), 1288 [15 pp.]$$tBehavioral Sciences$$x2076-328X
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000162963 951__ $$a2025-10-17-14:35:06
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