Abstract
As a part of a dynamic traffic management system that aims at anoptimal use of the whole network, Variable Message Signing (VMS) may be a means for diverging traffic flows from an originally intended route towards an alternative one. The tendency to diverge will depend on the manner the information is presented to the driver. In a driving simulator study different implementations of VMS were evaluated in terms of route-choice and driving behaviour. In this study a decision-making process such as route-choice had an influence on the resulting driving behaviour at and near the decision-point. A high inclination to diverge appeared to be accompanied by early exiting and the maintaining of a relatively high speed, ./.F3