Comments on: Usable traffic signals http://www.foviance.com/what-we-think/usable-traffic-signals/ Foviance is a ground-breaking customer experience consultancy, providing usability consulting services, web analytics, user experience and accessibility consultancy in London, UK. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:29:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: mlmb http://www.foviance.com/what-we-think/usable-traffic-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2898 mlmb Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:05:33 +0000 http://www.foviance.com/?p=941#comment-2898 They have had them here a while in Spain and it has some interesting effects such as when users know a light is long with a short time for crossing (exactly where there is HEAVY traffic) they are prepared to cross against the light, go early, and go late. And the part where it counts down time left to cross REALLY makes the older people nervous. They have had them here a while in Spain and it has some interesting effects such as when users know a light is long with a short time for crossing (exactly where there is HEAVY traffic) they are prepared to cross against the light, go early, and go late. And the part where it counts down time left to cross REALLY makes the older people nervous.

]]> By: Des http://www.foviance.com/what-we-think/usable-traffic-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2761 Des Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:24:13 +0000 http://www.foviance.com/?p=941#comment-2761 Wikipedia has an interesting page covering traffic lights... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_uses_of_traffic_lights Wikipedia has an interesting page covering traffic lights…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unusual_uses_of_traffic_lights

]]> By: Des http://www.foviance.com/what-we-think/usable-traffic-signals/comment-page-1/#comment-2760 Des Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:58:48 +0000 http://www.foviance.com/?p=941#comment-2760 I lived in HK and visited China regularly in the 90s. The countdown made a huge difference to traffic flow in my opinion. We should try and get it introduced in England... I lived in HK and visited China regularly in the 90s. The countdown made a huge difference to traffic flow in my opinion. We should try and get it introduced in England…

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