Comments on: How hard is it to follow a simple set of instructions? https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Fornicator https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html#comment-58 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:35:01 +0000 http://bradlinder.net/?p=287#comment-58  agreed. If you don't understand it you have more problems than the sign does.

]]> By: Riley https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html#comment-1356 Sun, 01 Jul 2007 18:58:56 +0000 http://bradlinder.net/?p=287#comment-1356 The central problem is the use of nested instructions to convey information about a potential hazard. (IF this, THEN this, ELSE this…) Anybody with the ability to decode the sign probably already knows how to cross the street…

A secondary problem is that the sign assumes fluency in English…

]]> By: jaunesk@gmail.com https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html#comment-1357 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 06:55:42 +0000 http://bradlinder.net/?p=287#comment-1357 It will take a tragedy for people to wake up and start following instruction.

Thanks for visiting

SK

]]> By: Brad Linder https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html#comment-1358 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:28:56 +0000 http://bradlinder.net/?p=287#comment-1358 I think my issue is that it shouldn’t take nearly so many words to explain a traffic signal with two words on it: Walk, and Don’t.

It takes about as long to read this sign as it does to cross the street. Incidentally, if this is the street I think it is, the pedestrian almost never gets the signal anyway. We stood on that corner for about 10 minutes before giving up and jaywalking.

]]> By: chiron613 https://bradlinder.net/2007/06/how-hard-is-it-to-follow-a-simple-set-of-instructions.html#comment-1359 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:25:16 +0000 http://bradlinder.net/?p=287#comment-1359 I don’t know… it makes perfect sense to me, if you read all the words. Of course, if you are in a hurry, trying to cross a street, then you may try to skim, and all you’ll see are “Walk” “Don’t Walk”, which does get confusing…

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