Comments on: Lacking Clarity in Thailand http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/25/lacking-clarity-in-thailand/ Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 23 May 2012 02:25:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Gerry Gaffney http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/25/lacking-clarity-in-thailand/#comment-9938 Gerry Gaffney Sun, 29 Nov 2009 10:37:58 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1311#comment-9938 Why can the driver not see? Of course there is an issue that people outside the bus cannot see the driver, but similar graphics (admittedly generally less visually noisy) are relatively common on trams and buses and are specifically designed to be invisible from within the vehicle. If you sit as a passenger in a vehicle that has such graphics, you may find it disconcerting to have people apparently staring at you, when in fact they're looking at the images or advertising. Why can the driver not see?

Of course there is an issue that people outside the bus cannot see the driver, but similar graphics (admittedly generally less visually noisy) are relatively common on trams and buses and are specifically designed to be invisible from within the vehicle. If you sit as a passenger in a vehicle that has such graphics, you may find it disconcerting to have people apparently staring at you, when in fact they’re looking at the images or advertising.

]]> By: chris Hutt http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/25/lacking-clarity-in-thailand/#comment-9907 chris Hutt Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:16:36 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1311#comment-9907 This illustrates how much perceptions of road safety are determined by cultural expectations rather than objective analysis. In the UK for example there is an obsession with having the correct lights on vehicles, especially bicycles, even on lit urban streets when there doesn't appear to be any objective evidence to indicate that this is a significant factor in collisions. Conversely it is very difficult to persuade people to accept the demonstrably crucial role of speed in determining collision consequences. This illustrates how much perceptions of road safety are determined by cultural expectations rather than objective analysis. In the UK for example there is an obsession with having the correct lights on vehicles, especially bicycles, even on lit urban streets when there doesn’t appear to be any objective evidence to indicate that this is a significant factor in collisions. Conversely it is very difficult to persuade people to accept the demonstrably crucial role of speed in determining collision consequences.

]]> By: Rich Wilson http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/25/lacking-clarity-in-thailand/#comment-9904 Rich Wilson Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:04:51 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1311#comment-9904 Yah me too. "how well can he see out of the back of the bus anyway." Oh, that's the FRONT of the bus? OMG! Yah me too. “how well can he see out of the back of the bus anyway.” Oh, that’s the FRONT of the bus? OMG!

]]> By: Tony Toews http://www.howwedrive.com/2009/11/25/lacking-clarity-in-thailand/#comment-9903 Tony Toews Wed, 25 Nov 2009 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.howwedrive.com/?p=1311#comment-9903 Until I saw the windshield wipers I thought I was looking at the tail end of the bus. Until I saw the windshield wipers I thought I was looking at the tail end of the bus.

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