[SystemSafety] Shared-space intersections

[Ignacio González Torquemada]

I am legally blind and need a cane for walking.

I suppose that for us the rule in these spaces should be
the same as in other spaces: "trust people when they see
you walking with a cane". And for the rest of the world
it should be "don't run over a person with a cane!".

I have no experience with these spaces, but I have heard
that people (and drivers) are usually more careful there,
so the integration for us should be easy.

Ignacio

systemsafety-bounces at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de escribió el 10/05/2013 
10:33:56:

> De: "SPRIGGS, John J" <John.SPRIGGS at nats.co.uk>
> Para: "'systemsafety at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de'" 
> <systemsafety at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de>
> Fecha: 10/05/2013 10:34
> Asunto: Re: [SystemSafety] Shared-space intersections
> Enviado por: systemsafety-bounces at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
> 
> I understand that these spaces work by (for example) a pedestrian 
> making eye-contact with a car driver and agreeing who has right-of-
> way using small movements and gestures.  This is not easy when you 
> are blind.  How should the visually-impaired be integrated into the 
> shared space?
> 
> Even if you were to have a 'seeing eye dog', their movements and 
> gestures would be made in a different social context  :o)
> 
> John
> 
> As usual, these opinions are my own, and not necessarily those of my
> employers, Customers or clients.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: systemsafety-bounces at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de [
> mailto:systemsafety-bounces at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de] On Behalf Of 
> Peter Bernard Ladkin
> Sent: 10 May 2013 09:23
> To: systemsafety at techfak.uni-bielefeld.de
> Subject: [SystemSafety] Shared-space intersections
> 
> Traffic safety again.
> 
> I think good ideas are worth propagating. One is the shared-space 
> approach to dense 
> multi-participant traffic negotiations.
> 
> You take all the street signs down and traffic lights away, and 
> eliminate priorities for traffic 
> types. It started in the Netherlands, and there is a shared-space in
> the center of Bohmte, a town 
> not far away from Bielefeld.
> 
> In short: it seems to work in some social settings. I would guess: a
> relatively dense space with 
> complex traffic flows, fair numbers of each participant type 
> (pedestrians, bicycles and other HPVs, 
> and mixed motorised traffic from mopeds to heavy goods vehicles), 
> and speeds that are in any case 
> physically limited. And strong implicit or explicit social controls 
> of aggression.
> 
> There was some talk of doing it with Exhibition Road in London 
> Kensington, where the Science, 
> Geology and Natural History Museums are, not far away from the 
> Albert Hall. I don't know what became 
> of that.
> 
> Apparently there is one at the Poynton Intersection in Greater 
> Manchester. Here is The Guardian's 
> short take in its In Praise Of series of editorials:  
http://gu.com/p/3fm7a
> 
> PBL
> 
> 
> Prof. Peter Bernard Ladkin, Faculty of Technology, University of 
> Bielefeld, 33594 Bielefeld, Germany
> Tel+msg +49 (0)521 880 7319  www.rvs.uni-bielefeld.de
> 
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> The System Safety Mailing List
> systemsafety at TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE
> 
> 
***************************************************************************
> If you are not the intended recipient, please notify our Help Desk 
> at Email isproduction at nats.co.uk
> immediately. You should not copy or use this email or attachment(s) 
> for any purpose nor disclose
> their contents to any other person.
> 
> NATS computer systems may be monitored and communications carried on
> them recorded, to 
> secure the effective operation of the system.
> 
> Please note that neither NATS nor the sender accepts any 
> responsibility for viruses or any losses
> caused as a result of viruses and it is your responsibility to scan 
> or otherwise check this email
> and any attachments.
> 
> NATS means NATS (En Route) plc (company number: 4129273), NATS 
(Services) Ltd 
> (company number 4129270), NATSNAV Ltd (company number: 4164590) 
> or NATS Ltd (company number 3155567) or NATS Holdings Ltd (company 
> number 4138218). 
> All companies are registered in England and their registered office 
> is at 4000 Parkway, 
> Whiteley, Fareham, Hampshire, PO15 7FL.
> 
> 
***************************************************************************
> 
> _______________________________________________
> The System Safety Mailing List
> systemsafety at TechFak.Uni-Bielefeld.DE
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://lists.techfak.uni-bielefeld.de/mailman/private/systemsafety/attachments/20130511/5742fef9/attachment.html>