Nice collection of links, here, Neil.
A./
On 2/17/2013 10:52 AM, Neil Harris wrote:
On 17/02/13 10:48, Philippe Verdy wrote:
I was not citing empirical results but things that are regulated by
legislation.
And your existing empirical results are just nfomal tests ignoring
important parts of the population of drivers...
Here are some excellent articles about the evidence-based approach
that led to the development of current road signage in the United States.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/magazine/12fonts-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
and this, on research on the legibility of mixed/lower case vs. ALL CAPS:
http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ctfonts/WordRecognition.aspx
Regarding Clearview and older drivers, this:
http://deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/de_mutcd/pdf/20080731061923147.pdf
is particularly interesting: the take-home quote is this:
The greatest improvement in legibility distance afforded by Clearview
was realized by older drivers when viewed under headlamp illumination
during nighttime conditions (an increase in legibility distance of
between 6.0 percent and 6.8 percent)
-- Neil
