Rapid Serial Visual Presentation of Traffic Signs

Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) consists of the brief presentation of words, one at a time, at the same location in a display. Text presented in an RSVP format can often be read more quickly than static text. Recall for RSVP traffic signs is compared with recall for wide and narrow static signs. Two sign durations are tested, 600 and 1200 msec, and word length is varied. At the brief duration, recall for RSVP signs was best, but at the longer duration, words presented in static signs were recalled more often. Shorter words were also recalled more readily when presented in an RSVP format.