A Study on the Improvement of Provincial Highway Guide Sign System in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Hsieh Min-Lang, 謝敏郎
• Other Authors: Hwang Cherng-Chwan
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2003
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/64864449530155670560

碩士 === 國立交通大學 === 交通運輸研究所 === 91 === A well highway guide sign system could help highway users to arrive their destinations by maps easily. Although the government has invested a great amount of money in placing guide signs, highway users still not satisfied. In order to increase the function of the guide sign system, it is necessary to examine the problems of current provincial highway guide signs and propose measures of improvement. The purpose of this research is to explore the current problem of the provincial highway guide signs and to develop a systematic procedure. Through the systematic planning procedure, it could improve the guide sign system dramatically. First of all, this research examines the major problems of current guide sign system of provincial highways. Second, it analyzes the opinions of highway users by conducting questionnaire survey, and then develop a guide signs planning procedure that fits Taiwan’s local situation and requirement based on the laws, rules and literatures from Taiwan and abroad. The major characteristics of the procedure are: 1.It provides a standard operation procedure for the installation of provincial highway guide signs. 2.It categorizes the guide signs by the characteristics of guidance information, and provides different information for different service function class of highways. 3.The selection of the place name fits the urban hierarchy. This will make highway users easier to drive following a map. 4.It provides a clear set of guidelines for the placement of freeways (expressways) and interchange guide signs. According to the result of case study, if the guide signs were installed following the procedure proposed in this study, it will improve the major problems of the current provincial highways.