Title

Color coding of aircraft emergency exit lighting: stereotypes among subjects from four language groups

Abstract

An important issue facing aviation is the provision of safety information that is understood by people from diverse cultures. A sample of 150 college students from four areas (English-U.K., French, German, English-U.S.) completed a Questionnaire about aviation safety features. Significant differences (p< .001) between European and US. Ss were found both with respect to their knowledge about the current scheme as well as regarding the color Ss thought should be used in emergency floor lighting. European Ss across countries selected green more often than red, while US Ss selected red more often than green. This effect may have potentially dangerous consequences, especially when considering that red is also often used to indicate 'stop' or 'danger'. Further designs should therefore attempt to convey information 'culture-free,' for example, through directional lights. In the meantime, a stronger reference in passenger information to the current scheme might be a useful alternative that should be tested.

Publication Date

12-1-1994

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volume

2

Document Type

Article; Proceedings Paper

Identifier

scopus

Personal Identifier

scopus

Socpus ID

0028749885 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/0028749885

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