Nice collection of links, here, Neil.
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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...
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> Here are some excellent articles about the evidence-based approach
> that led to the development of current road signage in the United States.
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/magazine/12fonts-t.html?pagewanted=1&_r=0
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> and this, on research on the legibility of mixed/lower case vs. ALL CAPS:
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> http://www.microsoft.com/typography/ctfonts/WordRecognition.aspx
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> Regarding Clearview and older drivers, this:
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> http://deldot.gov/information/pubs_forms/manuals/de_mutcd/pdf/20080731061923147.pdf
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> is particularly interesting: the take-home quote is this:
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>> 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)
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> -- Neil
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