Citation

Wogalter MS, Murray TAL, Glover BL, Shaver EF. Proc. Hum. Factors Ergon. Soc. Annu. Meet. 2002; 46(19): 1753-1757.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2002, Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/154193120204601914

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The comprehension of 16 pictorial safety symbols was examined using a rapid visual exposure technique and 4 types of prohibitive circle-slash variants (over, under, partial, and translucent). Performance was higher for base pictorial images that appeared to depict more concrete, less complex and familiar concepts. Symbols were better understood with the under and translucent slashes. This research has implications for the design of pictorial symbols on roadways and in other environments where exposure to safety information may be brief.

Language: en