Comments on: Deliberately reducing visibility at road junctions http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/ How do people use products, systems and environments? How can designers influence interaction? How can we design for sustainable behaviour? Sat, 22 Nov 2008 22:12:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Some more architectures of control for traffic management at fulminate // Architectures of Control http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/#comment-64057 Some more architectures of control for traffic management at fulminate // Architectures of Control Tue, 29 May 2007 18:44:07 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=116#comment-64057 [...] Many of the ‘built environment’ examples discussed here over the last year-and-a-bit have been intended to control (or “manage”) traffic in some way, e.g to slow drivers down, force them to take an alternative route, or force them to stop. I thought it would be worth mentioning a couple of other methods, the rationales behind them, and some of the problems: [...] [...] Many of the ‘built environment’ examples discussed here over the last year-and-a-bit have been intended to control (or “manage”) traffic in some way, e.g to slow drivers down, force them to take an alternative route, or force them to stop. I thought it would be worth mentioning a couple of other methods, the rationales behind them, and some of the problems: [...]

]]> By: Architectures of Control in Design » A vein attempt? http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/#comment-12508 Architectures of Control in Design » A vein attempt? Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:13:30 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=116#comment-12508 [...] So the blue lighting ‘works’, but is it really a good idea to increase the risk that an injection will be done wrongly - maybe multiple times? This is perhaps a similar argument to that surrounding delibrately reducing visibility at junctions: the architecture of control makes it more dangerous for the few users (and those their actions affect) who ignore or bypass the control. This seems to be an architecture of control with the potential to endanger life, although the actual stated intention behind it probably includes ’saving lives’. [...] [...] So the blue lighting ‘works’, but is it really a good idea to increase the risk that an injection will be done wrongly - maybe multiple times? This is perhaps a similar argument to that surrounding delibrately reducing visibility at junctions: the architecture of control makes it more dangerous for the few users (and those their actions affect) who ignore or bypass the control. This seems to be an architecture of control with the potential to endanger life, although the actual stated intention behind it probably includes ’saving lives’. [...]

]]> By: Architectures of Control in Design » Using trees to encourage safer driving http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/#comment-10641 Architectures of Control in Design » Using trees to encourage safer driving Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:47:42 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=116#comment-10641 [...] Why are these techniques so much better than this kind of thing? [...] [...] Why are these techniques so much better than this kind of thing? [...]

]]> By: Architectures of Control in Design » Speed control designed to help the user http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/#comment-9783 Architectures of Control in Design » Speed control designed to help the user Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:29:31 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=116#comment-9783 [...] Note how this is a somewhat different practice to deliberately reducing visibility at junctions: using a bend to slow down a rider before an obstacle does not impede riders who are already travelling at a lower speed, while it makes the higher-speed riders slow down and hence keeps them safe, whereas wilfully removing sightlines at roundabouts would seem in many cases to work to the detriment of drivers who like to assess the road ahead well before the junction, and force all to stop instead. Please share this!These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] [...] Note how this is a somewhat different practice to deliberately reducing visibility at junctions: using a bend to slow down a rider before an obstacle does not impede riders who are already travelling at a lower speed, while it makes the higher-speed riders slow down and hence keeps them safe, whereas wilfully removing sightlines at roundabouts would seem in many cases to work to the detriment of drivers who like to assess the road ahead well before the junction, and force all to stop instead. Please share this!These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

]]> By: marble http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2006/09/14/deliberately-reducing-visibility-at-road-junctions/#comment-8890 marble Sun, 17 Sep 2006 06:55:12 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=116#comment-8890 I notice this at roundabouts here in Austin, Texas, that were added to my neighborhood in recent years. They are planted with various lovely bushed that impede viewing of oncoming traffic, and rather annoyed me. Your post makes me understand the rationale. I did notice that at least one of these has had its plants razed to a height of about one foot. Whether the city did this (perhaps under the influence of the local neighborhood association?) or an annoyed vigilante with a lawnmower is anyone's guess. I'm just glad they did it, and I hope to see more of the same. I notice this at roundabouts here in Austin, Texas, that were added to my neighborhood in recent years. They are planted with various lovely bushed that impede viewing of oncoming traffic, and rather annoyed me. Your post makes me understand the rationale.

I did notice that at least one of these has had its plants razed to a height of about one foot. Whether the city did this (perhaps under the influence of the local neighborhood association?) or an annoyed vigilante with a lawnmower is anyone’s guess. I’m just glad they did it, and I hope to see more of the same.

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