Comments on: Wait for Walk http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/09/17/wait-for-walk/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 17 May 2012 04:12:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anibal http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/09/17/wait-for-walk/#comment-1068 Anibal Mon, 22 Sep 2008 14:51:16 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=263#comment-1068 It is also interesting if we put the antrophological´s suit and going out to do field work. This psychological aspect is perhaps known by Tom but pedestrian´s behaviour is imitative and "classist". People (pedestrians) of the same condition (clothes, physical appearence...) tend to imitate the crossing behaviour of others who are similar to them. Of course, this has implications for traffic safety and pedestrian attitudes in the road. Reference: Lefkowitz, M., Blake, R. R., & Mouton, J. S. (1955). Status factors in pedestrian violation of traffic signals. J. abnorm. soc. Psychol., 1955, 51, 704-705 A good blog for those who has motor vehicles, but what about the next book for those who don´t, say, pedestrians like me. I look forward for it. It is also interesting if we put the antrophological´s suit and going out to do field work. This psychological aspect is perhaps known by Tom but pedestrian´s behaviour is imitative and “classist”. People (pedestrians) of the same condition (clothes, physical appearence…) tend to imitate the crossing behaviour of others who are similar to them. Of course, this has implications for traffic safety and pedestrian attitudes in the road.

Reference:
Lefkowitz, M., Blake, R. R., & Mouton, J. S. (1955). Status factors in pedestrian violation of traffic signals. J. abnorm. soc. Psychol., 1955, 51, 704-705

A good blog for those who has motor vehicles, but what about the next book for those who don´t, say, pedestrians like me. I look forward for it.

]]> By: Tony Toews http://www.howwedrive.com/2008/09/17/wait-for-walk/#comment-969 Tony Toews Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:51:45 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=263#comment-969 Looking at that picture I shudder. I'm a paranoid pessimist. (I've been a software developer for just about thirty years.) Given a choice I wait for a light behind a traffic pole or other substantial object from the viewpoint of the traffic closest to the curb. The few times I've taken a bus recently I stand behind the tree at the one location. The idea being that a drunk, or a person on a cell phone or texting, who loses control of their vehicle will hit the substantial object first. Now the chances of this happening are extremely slight. On the other hand this only takes me a few seconds and I do it without thinking now. Looking at that picture I shudder. I’m a paranoid pessimist. (I’ve been a software developer for just about thirty years.) Given a choice I wait for a light behind a traffic pole or other substantial object from the viewpoint of the traffic closest to the curb. The few times I’ve taken a bus recently I stand behind the tree at the one location.

The idea being that a drunk, or a person on a cell phone or texting, who loses control of their vehicle will hit the substantial object first.

Now the chances of this happening are extremely slight. On the other hand this only takes me a few seconds and I do it without thinking now.

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