THE PERCEPTION OF SAFETY

lunedì 22 settembre 2008

THE PERCEPTION OF SAFETY

R.Q: How can design make people feeling more safe?

Perceived safety refers to the level of comfort of users. For example, traffic signals are perceived as safe, yet under some circumstances, they can increase traffic crashes at an intersection. Traffic roundabouts have a generally favorable safety record, yet often make drivers nervous.

Are design for safety making us feeling safe or they are having the opposite effect?
What are communicating? Is it possible to design safety?

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D. A. Artuffo - Living Streets

The Blog introduces the reader to the general problem of pedestrian safety and the rapid invasion of the motorcar in urban areas.
Briefly mentions the consequences on daily life of the the modernist approach of separating pedestrian and vehicles in cities.
Outline current concerns on the subject of road safety and underline successful approaches and their limits.
Highlight the major findings on the ways in which design can help the urban streets to be reconquered as safe public space.

How can we, through designing the city streetscape, create a safer, more pleasant environment for people rather than for cars?

Comments or Suggestions? write me:
davidartuffo{at}hotmail.com

lunedì 22 settembre 2008