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ArticleHeliyon2024

Information density threshold of urban road traffic signs based on visual comfort.

Hui Hu, Feng He, Yunwei Meng, Youzhang Yang, Binbin Li, Guangyan Qing

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Article in Heliyon, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Hui HuNanchang Urban Planning & Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang, 330038, China.
Feng HeNanchang Urban Planning & Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang, 330038, China.
Yunwei MengChongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Integrated and Multidimensional Transportation System, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China.
Youzhang YangNanchang Urban Planning & Design Institute Group Co., Ltd., Nanchang, 330038, China.
Binbin LiChongqing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Integrated and Multidimensional Transportation System, Chongqing Jiaotong University, Chongqing, 400074, China.
Guangyan QingChina Merchants Roadway Information Technology (Chongqing) Co., Ltd., Chongqing, 400067, China.

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Abstract

The content and density of traffic signs directly affect the operation of urban road traffic and drivers. To overcome the limitations of quantitative research on the density threshold of traffic signs on urban roads, a real vehicle experiment was conducted to record the psychological characteristics of drivers. Four psychological parameters of drivers-pupil area, fixation intensity, heart rate change rate, and heart rate variability-were explored. Subsequently, principal component analysis was used to present a new index, S, divided into 5 grade scales, to represent the driving visual comfort level. The information entropy theory was applied to quantify the amount of information on road traffic signs that are included in driving tests, and a regression relationship between the traffic sign information and comfort index S was established. The visual psychological load thresholds for different comfort levels were -2.289≤S < -1.526 for very comfortable, 1.526≤S < -0.763 for relatively comfortable, -0.763≤S ≤ 0.763 for comfortable, 0.763<S ≤ 1.526 for uncomfortable, and 1.526<S ≤ 2.289 for very uncomfortable. To maintain the visual comfort of drivers, the information density of traffic signs should be less than 0.373 bits/m and the maximum information density of traffic signs should not exceed 0.507 bits/m. This conclusion provides a reference for the rational layout of traffic signs on urban roads.

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Amount of informationInformation densityReal vehicle testTraffic signUrban roadVisual comfort

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PMID39319163
PMCPMC11419917

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