John E. Farbry authored a research review covering the potential safety implications of electronic billboards (EBBs) on driving safety. The review spans literature from a similar 1980 review to the present, focusing on driver performance, state regulatory practices, and identified knowledge gaps. Research questions are organized around roadway characteristics, EBB characteristics, and driver characteristics.
Use Cases
- Identify research gaps in electronic billboard safety based on the structured review of literature.
- Analyze the influence of roadway characteristics like curves and work zones on distraction based on the review's framework.
- Study the effect of electronic billboard characteristics such as exposure time and motion on driver attention.
- Evaluate driver characteristics like age and familiarity with billboards as factors in distraction.
- Compare findings on electronic billboards with related research on Changeable Message Sign (CMS) legibility.
Strengths
- The review covers a defined time range from 1980 to the present.
- It structures research questions into three distinct categories: roadway, EBB, and driver characteristics.
- The review includes an account of state regulatory practices and tri-vision signs.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- John E. Farbry
- Collection Method
- Literature review and contacts with federal and state officials.
- Time Range
- From 1980 to the present.