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The ergonomics of road signs: explicit and embedded speed limits

TIMO LAJUNEN Traffic Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 11, 00014, Finland
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PERTTI HAKKARAINEN Traffic Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 11, 00014, Finland
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HEIKKI SUMMALA Traffic Research Unit, Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, PO Box 11, 00014, Finland
Pages 1069-1083 | Published online: 30 May 2007

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Samantha Jamson & Marco Mrozek. (2017) Is three the magic number? The role of ergonomic principles in cross country comprehension of road traffic signs. Ergonomics 60:7, pages 1024-1031.
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