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000171724 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1775997
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000171724 100__ $$0(orcid)0000-0003-3793-669X$$aHernando, Ana$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000171724 245__ $$aInforming drivers about events and their location in Variable Message Signs: effects of words versus pictograms
000171724 260__ $$c2026
000171724 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted
000171724 5203_ $$aWith advancing road technologies and growing traffic complexity, a major challenge is to inform drivers through clear and concise messages. This study examines how drivers understand Variable Message Signs indicating the location of an event relative to a city. Four message designs were tested, resulting from two crossed factors: the event category was informed by either a word or a pictogram, and the location of the event was indicated by either a word or an arrow. Twenty-four drivers were asked to identify the message as quickly and accurately as possible. Compared to text: (1) for the event, pictograms led to faster (Mpictogram = 6112 ms; Mtext = 6338 ms) and more accurate (Rpictogram = 1.00; Rtext = 0.99) responses; (2) for the location, the arrow resulted in worse accuracy (Rarrow = 0.98; Rtext = 0.99) and response time (Marrow = 6261 ms; Mtext = 6189 ms). Text-pictogram combinations may constitute a functional strategy toward the harmonization and internationalization of road signage, although the effectiveness of specific combinations likely depends on how clearly each element conveys its meaning.
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000171724 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.es
000171724 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
000171724 700__ $$aTejero, Pilar
000171724 700__ $$aRoca, Javier
000171724 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-6596-2978$$aLucas-Alba, Antonio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza
000171724 7102_ $$14009$$2620$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Metod.Ciencias Comportam.
000171724 7102_ $$14009$$2730$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Psicología Básica
000171724 773__ $$g17 (2026), [10 pp.]$$pFront. psychol.$$tFrontiers in Psychology$$x1664-1078
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