Campervan

Synonyms / Other Terms Used

Camper, Caravanette, Motor Caravan, Recreational Vehicle, Recreational Vehicles, RV, Travel Van, Dormobile, Motorhome, Mobile Home, Truck Camper, TC

Category

Transportation, Transport Facilities, Transport Modes, Road Signs, Regulations, Management, Guidance and Information, Concessions, Public Facilities

Message / Function

For notice in general and to indicate the location of an area designated for campervans or recreational vehicles

	Source	Description
	UKFC	Side view of campervan with overcab and three windows
	ÖNORM A 3011	Side view of campervan with overcab and three windows
1)	ON Testdesign	Side view of campervan with overcab and two windows
	Tern	Side view of campervan with overcab and three windows
	W-RSN	Side view of campervan with overcab and four windows
	StVO D	Side view of campervan with overcab, three windows plus door
	Dutchicon	Side view of campervan with overcab and three windows
	SVI	Side view of campervan with overcab, two windows plus door and horizontal line
	France IISR	Side view of campervan with overcab, two windows plus disk
	Womo	Side view of campervan with overcab in outline, door and three windows
2)	ON Testdesign	Side view of campervan with overcab and two windows
	NZS 8603	Side view of campervan with overcab and three windows
	MUTCD	Side view of truck camper with overcab and three windows
	U.S. National Park Service	Side view of truck camper with overcab and three windows
	Parks Canada	Side view of integrated motorhome with door, canopy and several details

Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.

Discussion

The range of pictograms shown in the table above gives a good impression of typical images used to indicate the location of an area designated for campervans or recreational vehicles and related aspects. The renderings reflect some types or categories of self-propelled vehicles providing transport and sleeping accommodation, and the names listed under Synonyms / Other Terms Used already indicate the diversity of recreational vehicles available. Images showing side views of mobile homes / campervans with overcab and several windows are most common in our database.

In our research we discovered that there is only very limited test data available concerning messages like Campervan, Recreational Vehicle, or Mobile Home:

In a study sponsored by the Austrian Railways and the Austrian Standards Institute (Brugger, 1995) two pictograms, marked with 1) and 2) in the table above, were examined using the Comprehensibility Estimation procedure. Both variants were judged as quite comprehensible with mean and median estimation values between 66 and 80. No verbal comments of respondents indicating specific misinterpretations were reported.

Recommendations

ÖNORM A 3011 Public Information Symbol No 140: Campervan

Based on the test results known, we recommend the use of a pictogram like Public Information Symbol No 140 from ÖNORM A 3011 - part 9 or the corresponding pictogram TS0130 Mobile Home from the Tern symbol set to signify a campervan or to indicate the availability of infrastructure designated for campervans or recreational vehicles.

Tests of pictograms of referent Campervan

Brugger, Ch. (1995): ÖBB / ON Testserie 1995, Teil 2 Verständnisschätzungen nach ISO 9186. Report to ÖBB GD 02 (Austrian Railways) dated February 1995, Vienna.