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Incorporation of Transportation User Perception into Evaluation of Service Quality of Signalized Intersections by Lee, Dongmin, Kim, Tae-Gyu, Pietrucha, Martin T.

“…Concepts of transportation service quality are related to efforts to evaluate driving conditions and the level of satisfaction that transportation users…”
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Relative Visibility of Internally versus Externally Illuminated On-Premise Signs by Garvey, Philip M., Damin, Stephen J., Pietrucha, Martin T., Deptuch, Damian

“…Poorly visible on-premise commercial signs have been associated with reduced safety because drivers trying to locate and make sense of these signs may drive…”
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Use of Fuzzy Sets to Evaluate Driver Perception of Variable Message Signs by Lee, Dongmin, Pietrucha, Martin, Sinha, Sunil

“…Current methods for evaluating the quality of service provided by a variable message sign (VMS) may not yield results that represent the satisfaction drivers…”
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Hierarchical Fuzzy Inference System to Evaluate Expert Opinions on Median Safety by Lee, Dongmin, Pietrucha, Martin, Donnell, Eric

“…Transportation experts may be asked to provide an opinion about a topic for various reasons. Most studies use simple statistical methods to aggregate these…”
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Proportion-Based Format System for Conventional Road Guide Signs by Meeker, Donald, Pietrucha, Martin, Garvey, Philip

“…The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices and the Standard Highway Signs Book have been developed around the use of the FHWA Standard Alphabets in an…”
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Impact of Highway Safety Flares on Driver Behavior by Riva, Miguel, Garvey, Philip, Pietrucha, Martin

“…In the United States, nearly 350,000 parked or disabled motor vehicle crashes occur annually; these crashes cause the deaths of an average of 507 occupants and…”
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Developing Roadway Standards for Ride Quality from the Customer's Perspective by Poister, Theodore, Garvey, Philip, Zineddin, Abdulilah, Pietrucha, Martin, Smith, Christine

“…This paper reports the findings of research conducted for the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) to develop customer-based standards for ride…”
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New Font and Arrow for National Park Service Guide Signs by Garvey, Philip M., Chirwa, Kingston N., Meeker, Donald T., Pietrucha, Martin T., Zineddin, Abdulilah Z., Ghebrial, Ramy S., Montalbano, James

“…Although highly legible, the National Park Service's (NPS) Clarendon font produces sign legends that can be 10% to 20% longer than those depicted in…”
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Evaluation of Pennsylvania Road Safety Audit Pilot Program by Pietrucha, Martin T., Pieples, Timothy R., Garvey, Philip M.

“…Historically, highway safety countermeasures have been developed in response to accidents. These countermeasures are based on the identification of…”
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Proportion-Based Format System for Freeway and Expressway Guide Signs by Meeker, Donald T, Pietrucha, Martin T, Garvey, Philip M

“…The Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices has grown much more complex since 1961, the year that a section on signs for freeways and expressways was added…”
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Legibility of the Clearview Typeface and FHWA Standard Alphabets on Negative- and Positive-Contrast Signs by Garvey, Philip M., Klena, M. Jennifer, Eie, Wei-Yin, Meeker, Donald T., Pietrucha, Martin T.

“…The main objective of this research was to compare the legibility distance of the negative-contrast Clearview typeface with that of comparable FHWA Standard…”
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Examining Fatal Crash Reductions by First Harmful Events Since the Introduction of the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program: Safety Management 2013 by WU, Kun-Feng, HIMES, Scott C, PIETRUCHA, Martin T

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Effects of Traffic Characteristics and Mounting Location on the Visibility of On-Premise Commercial Signs by Pietrucha, Martin T, Donnell, Eric T, Lertworawanich, Ponlathep, Elefteriadou, Lily

“…In recent years, there has been a movement in local government regulations toward restricting the mounting height of on-premise, commercial signing and other…”
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Examining Fatal Crash Reductions by First Harmful Events since the Introduction of the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program by Wu, Kun-Feng, Himes, Scott C., Pietrucha, Martin T.

“…The federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) has been associated with the reduction in fatal crashes since 2006, but the reasons for the reduction…”
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Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program: Safety Management, Emergency Management Systems, Operator Education, School Transportation, and Older Drivers 2012 by WU, Kun-Feng, HIMES, Scott C, PIETRUCHA, Martin T

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Using Fuzzy Clustering of User Perception to Define Levels of Service at Signalized Intersections by Fang, Fang Clara, Elefteriadou, Lily, Pecheux, Kelly Klaver, Pietrucha, Martin T

“…In the current Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) 2000, level of service (LOS) is defined as a quality measure describing operational conditions within a traffic…”
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Impact of Sign Orientation on On-Premise Commercial Signs by Zineddin, Abdulilah Z, Garvey, Philip M, Pietrucha, Martin T

“…Storefront signs are often the end point of the information system travelers use to navigate the street and highway system to arrive at commercial…”
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Evaluation of Effectiveness of the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program by Wu, Kun-Feng, Himes, Scott C., Pietrucha, Martin T.

“…The Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users established the Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP), which…”
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Relative Visibility of Internally Versus Externally Illuminated On-Premise Signs: Traffic Control Devices, Visibility, and Highway-Rail Grade Crossings 2010 by GARVEY, Philip M, DAMIN, Stephen J, PIETRUCHA, Martin T, DEPTUCH, Damian

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Incorporation of Transportation User Perception into Evaluation of Service Quality of Signalized Intersections: Highway capacity and quality of service 2007 by LEE, Dongmin, KIM, Tae-Gyu, PIETRUCHA, Martin T

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