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Research Articles

Evaluation of traffic signs information volume at highway tunnel entrance zone based on the visual sample entropy of novice and experienced drivers

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Pages 499-509 | Received 06 Sep 2023, Accepted 26 Dec 2023, Published online: 17 Jan 2024

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