2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

GUIDANCE EFFECT OF ROAD NETWORK BY THE GUIDE SIGN INFORMATIONS PRINTED IN THE DRIVING MAP

Research Project

Project/Area Number	19560537
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	交通工学・国土計画
Research Institution	Kyushu University
Principal Investigator	TOI Satoshi Kyushu University, 大学院・工学研究院, 准教授 (20201650)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	KAJITA Yoshitaka (30284532)
Project Period (FY)	2007 – 2009
Keywords	交通工学
Research Abstract	Driver should study beforehand the relation between his route and the place names using a driving map where the information of guide sign is described, in order to use the place names that are displayed in the road guide signs. Moreover, the positive use of the guide sign cooperated with the map, for example the selection of routes using the guide sign information described in this map, becomes possible. In this research, from such a viewpoint, the effect of the beforehand study using this map was analyzed by the indoor experiment with a simulator. As a result, it became clear that the use of information of place names increased by the beforehand study using the map, the ratio of the drivers who ccould run their scheduled routes improved, the distance which the drivers run in their scheduled routes increased, and also that the psychological load of drivers was reduced.

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