Ranty Highwayman's regular (but bigger) slot (@RantyHighwayman) on The Good, the Bad and the Interesting.
Ranty discusses 'the User Experience'!
Human centred design - how does our infrastructure communicate discoverability, give feedback, further affordance, provide signifiers of use? We reflect on concepts put forward by Don Norman on product design, looking at safety compliance and ease of use on roads and paths.
00:00 News Roundup from around the country, including Manchester Bikes on Trams with Kathy (and Dame Sarah Storey), dramatic plans in Edinburgh and the latest political, consultation and funding announcements.
20:30 Ranty Highwayman Mark on the User Experience and examples of human-centred design that promote easy use of active travel. What discoverability is required from a signal to cross? Does a zebra crossing give enough feedback for all users? What designs increase. safety compliance because all users can understand what they are meant to do