• In areas where lane changes are likely (e.g., interchanges, entrance and exit ramps, merge/weave sections) avoid incorporating design features that require motorists to read signs or engage in complex decision making. In these locations, motorist cognitive and visual loads are high, potentially causing them to miss key signs.
  • The full HFG entry (linked in the title) provides a detailed task breakdown of activities motorist perform on tangent sections.

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CONTACT:

Jill Asher

Research Engineer 

jill.asher@uky.edu