The same is true of the Jamaica Way in Boston. Additionally, its curvy
nature was supposed to provide a natural slowing effect. That part
didn't work out quite so well -- it's generally perceived as a great
vehicular slalom course.
Lately, I've also started seeing a lot of research that the more
"traffic control" devices (e.g., a 4-way flashing red light, stop
signs, warning signs AND iconic "danger" signs - don't laugh, there's
one like that down the street from my house) are at any intersection,
the more people seem to relegate them to background noise which
results in more accidents.
kt
Katie Albers
User Experience Consultant & Project Manager
ka...@firstthought.com
310 356 7550
On Jul 23, 2009, at 12:03 AM, Martin wrote:
I'd argue that the whole thing is an interface, not just
intersections.
For example, did you know that the M4 motorway in the UK was
designed not to
have any straight sections? The idea was to force drivers to
maintain a
certain level of alertness and activity, to avoid zoning out as they
might
on straight roads. (Source: BBC Radio 4's Thinking Allowed,
22/7/09<http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/ta/ta_20090722-1711a.mp3
>
)
Cheers,
Martin Polley
Technical writer, interaction designer
+972 52 3864280
Twitter: martinpolley
<http://capcloud.com/>
On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 8:15 AM, Christopher Monnier
<monn0...@umn.edu>wrote:
Speaking of Hans Monderman, he's featured in the book "Traffic" by
Tom Vanderbilt, which is a great and fun to read book that talks a
lot about the human factors of driving. It made me think of how the
lessons of interaction design could be applied to the design of
intersections and roundabouts. After all, isn't any given
intersection essentially just another user interface to be navigated?
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