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A jump-off point for understanding how #ForgivingDesign is baked into modern society, and in #CarCulture, specifically.
“when we stop overengineering our environment for efficiency and control, people tend to act more responsibly”
This is what #StrongTowns framed as #ForgivingDesign in our built environment, optimized for the driver, not the person on the street.
@davidho
I dunno how I feel about this degree of #ForgivingDesign, which is the pattern for our built environment post WWII (h/t #StrongTowns 🫡).
Ultimately, the challenge of human attention in moving motor vehicles is that it’s become monotonous.
I’m skeptical of mandating #ComplianceCulture this way. Maybe my #libertarian streak is showing 🤷🏻♂️
Chuck Marohn of #StrongTowns introduced to me the idea of “#ForgivingDesign” in the sense that our modern built environment is designed as a system to forgive errors of users operating cars (e.g. freeway exit embankments to backup cameras to anti-lock brakes).
This same concept could - and should - be applied to e-bikes.
@Adam_Cadmon1
Have you heard of the concept of #ForgivingDesign?
It comes from #TrafficEngineering and is a principle to forgive the errors of users/operators of motor vehicles.
Our built environment is designed to reduce risks and make operation of cars safe, independent of the operator’s expertise or skill.
This explains lane-departure alerts, off-ramp embankments, and even anti-lock brakes.
Highly recommend #StrongTowns if you’re on the road.
There's nothing stopping you from turning on the #STEM feed of #TikTok.
It requires intention and purpose. You’d be forgiven for thinking the setting is buried and not easily discoverable.
For what it's worth, the STEM feed is one way to be interactive with kids and learn at the same time.
Be prepared for the #history of libraries or circumnavigation.
Chuck Marohn of #StrongTowns introduced me to the history of #design with its roots in #ForgivingDesign.
Today, the first two to three pages of search results for “forgiving design” are related to hobbies like tennis and golf.
The design of the instrument wielded by the operator is optimized to “forgive” errors they might commit.
The concept of "forgiving design" emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as safety advocates sought to apply the #FirstPrinciples of #epidemiology to #traffic #safety.
Good design is as much about making dangerous things hard to do as it is about making the most important things easy.
h/t @aral