1	Testing and Evaluation of Guidelines for Disseminating Road Weather Information
2	WRTM Program
3	Human Factors Analysis for Road Weather Information
4	Phase 1 Accomplishments
5	Existing Messages and Dissemination Strategies Weather Messages: Weather advisory and control messages on precipitation, visibility, wind and extreme weather events such as thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, etc. Dissemination Strategies: Kiosks Variable/Dynamic Message Signs 511/Highway Advisory Radio Websites Cellular Phones In-Vehicle Navigation Systems Other information portals
6	Road Weather Message Database
7	Preliminary Design Guidelines
8	Preliminary Design Guidelines 30 guidelines and 4 tutorials for road weather advisory and control information for: Message content, length, and structure Design of fonts, colors, icons, and alerts Display of map, weather, and traffic information How to communicate timeframe, urgency, likelihood Specific guidelines are provided for the range of dissemination methods (DMS, HAR, 511, etc.) associated with road weather information. The guidelines are organized around traveler information needs and driving decisions.
9	Preliminary Design Guidelines
10	Phase 2 – Testing and Evaluation of Design Guidelines Develop and implement a plan to test and evaluate the design guidelines. On-line survey/questionnaire http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X72ZSZ5 On-site testing/evaluation Revise the guidelines based on the survey/test results and recommendations from operators and travelers. Implement a set of outreach activities in order to attract, engage, and involve the user community.
11	Criteria for On-Site Testing/Evaluation Geographical/weather variation Transportation network coverage Dissemination methods Types of messages Willingness to evaluate or improve existing dissemination methods Agency responsible for posting messages
12	Testing/Evaluation Sites
13	Testing/Evaluation Sites (cont)
14	Traveler Evaluation Methods Focus Groups Comment Forms Intercept Surveys Social Media