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A Study on the Improvement of the Railway Safety Sign for Enhancing Visibility and Legibility

시인성 및 의미전달성 향상을 위한 철도 안전표지 형상 개선에 관한 연구

  • Received : 2016.08.02
  • Accepted : 2016.10.10
  • Published : 2016.10.31

Abstract

The railway safety sign, which is a part of railway signal system, is installed at the lineside to inform a train driver the position, direction or condition concerning the train operation by its shapes, colors or symbols. The sign in the existed line of South Korea has low-level of visibility and legibility, so that it is difficult for the drivers to understand the meaning of a sign enough by just seeing its letters or pictogram. This paper is aimed at reviewing the design problems of the sign in existed line and developing the design to enhance its visibility and legibility and verifying its effectiveness.

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