Tue 6 Jun 2006
Street-based interfaces
Posted by Misha under Interface design
I’m in DC today doing user testing, and I’m grooving on the walk/don’t walk signs with the one-minute countdown that gives you fair warning when the light is going to turn red.
I’m torn between wanting them installed in New York immediately, and thinking that if they were installed, they’d just become another way for pedestrians and cars to play chicken with one another.

June 8th, 2006 at 2:04 am
So you’re saying it would be win-win?
June 8th, 2006 at 1:54 pm
Well, sure, from a spectator’s point of view…
June 14th, 2006 at 5:10 pm
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July 29th, 2006 at 10:44 pm
The ped signals in DC are good in theory, but I’ve encountered more than a few that have serious configuration problems (e.g., countdown drops from 36 to 4 [sic] without warning).