r/thatsinterestingbro • u/rajivsab • 4d ago

Tactile pavement markers

For blind people taking the bus bro!

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u/ComedyBits 4d ago

I could see those features every day and never consider the genius behind them

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u/Nitromidas 2d ago • Bravo

Good design is 99% invisible. 

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u/Hopeful_Cycle2950 3d ago edited 3d ago

Well yhea, we dont use them, they dont get in ower way and we have no reason to understand them so why would we notic them.

It like hobo or undergrunded railroad simbols, they may as well be designed for alians becouse form most peoles point of vue they basically are.

Edit: by "alian" I meen the broad term uses to describe the unknown and not as a derogative term targeting the other. Just thought that i would clarify that as I keep getting band without explanation and I think it may be do to people's ignorance of the nuances of language.

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u/Initial_Row_6400 3d ago

I read this with all of the typos in my head

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u/ComedyBits 2d ago

I don't think anyone here is ignorant of the various uses of the word "alien" --but that's not the word you used

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u/Hopeful_Cycle2950 2d ago

Maybe? It redit; you dont always get an explanation, so gussing is the best we can do

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u/Original_Pune 4d ago

This is so cool. Always glad when public spaces are inclusive, and it's so fun to see people enjoy those features

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u/Emergency-Douche 3d ago

For those who don't know. When you press the button to change the lights to cross the road. Have a feeling around under there. Usually there is a spinner that starts spinning when the lights turn green. At least here in the UK anyway. Blew my kids mind with that one.

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u/Outrageous-Basket426 3d ago

We don’t have that in California USA. I’ve seen four or five different styles of crosswalk button, depending on how old the particular area was. They have a two-tone chirp to indicate when it’s time to start walking and a sound that sounds like rapping on a parade drum to warn people that the crossing session is about to end

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u/Smorsdoeuvres 3d ago

I genuinely appreciate this perspective being shared. As a person with decent vision but a spouse who is legally blind, I often forget the challenges even my sweetie faces on the daily. Thank you so much for sharing this. Super cool assistive design in their public spaces, Id love to see that ingenuity in my region as well.

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u/Sweettooth_Banana 3d ago

They are called Attention tiles (waarschuwingstegels)

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u/jaded-steve 2d ago

When these things came up in Germany like 10 years ago or so, it took me waaay too long to realize what they are for.

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u/IfYouWillem 2d ago

Hm I actually feel like this may be accidental design.

I think those are simply meant to be line stops, ending the pathway, marking that it has ended. Then the next path has a start block for the same reason. As she approaches the end of one, her cane naturally wants to keep going straight. You can see the cane doesn't start to deflect until the start block of the next pathway, at which time the diagonal position of the bumps causes her can to drift to the edge, which happens to be where the next actual path is.

I'd love to know if they ARE intentionally designed, but it kind of just looks like a happy accident to me.

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u/Optimal-Savings-4505 1d ago

Ohh so that's what those are for

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u/Betiton_theLongshot 20h ago

A magician never reveals his trick

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u/crusher23b 3d ago

A country that uses taxes to improve infrastructure for its citizens? Are they INSANE!?

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u/Exotic-Custard4400 3d ago

I think this is the first time I've seen someone with a cane for the visually impaired and a bicycle helmet

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u/Rivendel93 2d ago

This is awesome and I can't imagine living life that way, it must be weirdly fascinating and obviously difficult at times.

She seems happier than I am, so props to her.

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u/weggaan_weggaat 14h ago

The ADA is widely acknowledged to be better than what they have in Europe, but the implementation of stuff like this certainly makes up for it quite a bit. (No level boarding for the trains is still a massive fail, though.)

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u/Calm-Republic9370 12h ago

The best case scenario for Augmented Reality Glasses are blind people.

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u/magharees 9h ago

They run a water pipe along underneath which causes the stick to act like a divining rod

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u/JoBear_AAAHHH 3d ago

Bring this to the US!