1. SAFEWAY2SCHOOL Project FP7-233967 School Bus (Stop) Sign International Institute for Information Design (IIID), Stefan EggerFinal Event13 June, 2012rnkoldsvik, Sweden

2. Surrounding traffic information and warning Goal: In shortInternational Institute for Information Design To research and design information to effectively warn road users on the fact that children are on the road, taking into account todays demanding traffic situation 13 June, 2012 Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden 2 3. Surrounding traffic information and warning Motive:International Institute for Information Design The graphical representation of the sign as currently proposed by UNECE ITC, based on sign A, 13 - Children is along with all other signs of the Convention on Road Signs and Signals, Annex 1 dating back to a time (1968 and way before), where traffic was less demanding: There were far less vehicles, which were only capable of low speeds, moving on less roads allowing only for much lower velocities than today. Traffic was by far less international. Information density provided on roads was by no means ashigh as today. 13 June, 2012Final Event rnkoldsvik, Sweden 3 4. Surrounding traffic information and warning Solution:To meet the requirements of the demandingtraffic situation of today,International Institute for Information Design the visual quality of the sign is raised by a method developed by IIID in EU FP6 research project SOMS/In-Safety - allowing a driver to discriminate (read) and understand thesign from a much greater distance than currently possiblewith sign(s) in use providing a driver with means to react at greater distance(earlier) to the signs message, and adjust the driving modeaccordingly (eg. Slow down and watch out, break etc.) 13 June, 2012 Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden 4 5. Methodology, simplified Collecting, reviewing & evaluating Signs, pictogramsInternational Institute for Information Design and related information Processing for enhanced visual quality1 MoA* * See: From optometry to road saftey A design process to enhance visual informatio for safety critical situations http://www.iiid.net/Safeway2SchoolReport.aspx 13 June, 2012Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden5 6. 1 Collect, review and evaluate92 Signs/pictogramsRelated standards andfrom 37 countriesregulationsInternational Institute for Information Design Evaluation of examples for most suitable to be reworked for improved visual quality updating international regulations Example foundin Portugal13 June, 2012 Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden 6 7. 2 Enhancing visual quality Processing for enhanced visual quality,International Institute for Information Design adhering to MoA (Minute-of-Arc) design method for: ROAD USE long range visibility (plates/signs) for 1 MoA being seen earlier (= more time for drivers to react) = safety improvement being visible despite of glare low resolution use for LED signs (VMS) SW2S School OTHERBus (Stop) sign small scale visbility for small print/screen use (maps/in-car navigation)13 June, 2012 Final Event rnkoldsvik, Sweden 7 8. 2 Enhancing visual quality cont. Enhanced symbol (pictogram) and signsInternational Institute for Information Design to be commonly used for faster recognitionVMSRoad signs ROAD USE long range visibility (plates/signs) for being seen earlier being visible despite of glare low resolution use for LED signs (VMS) OTHER USE small scale visbility for small print/screen use (maps/in-car navigation)13 June, 2012 Final Event rnkoldsvik, Sweden 8 9. Visual discriminability performance Simulator Test (University Stuttgart/Fraunhofer Institute): Comparison of long distance visibility performance of 4 signsInternational Institute for Information Design (pictograms) left to right.: 1st: SW2S & Sweden 2nd: Austria 3rd: UNECE ITC (international recommendation of the UN on howthe appearance of the sign should look like) 13 June, 2012Final Event rnkoldsvik, Sweden 9 10. Standardisation Due to lowest performance of UNECE ITC example, proposal to substitute the sign/symbol in the Consolidated resolution on Road Traffic (R.E.1). Annex 1,International Institute for Information Design Recommendation 2.2. (United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee, 1998), with the sign developed in SW2S 13 June, 2012Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden 10 11. More in: SW2S Deliverable D5.5 Surounding traffic info and warning visual and audio signs Available onInternational Institute for Information Design http://www.iiid.net/Safeway2SchoolReport.aspx More examples of enhanced visual information for the road environment to be found on http://www.iiid.net/SOMS/Project Report.aspx (Traffic signs and Typeface Tern for the Trans- European Road Network, developed in SOMS/InSafety, EU FP6 Research Projekt 13 June, 2012Final Eventrnkoldsvik, Sweden 11