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When I read something with an east or a west direction referred to, frequently they are the wrong way round. An example is in the Edinburgh tram article, where the Bioquarter is said to be in the south west. A glance at the map shows that south east is meant. Why is this particular blind spot so common?
Ex-signalman Adrian Vaughan is a surprising culprit, though I suppose it’s better than confusing up and down (in the railway sense).
Regarding the Holborn escalator trial with its triumph of the power of the people over scientific evidence, I wonder if it flopped because both sides were directed to stand still rather than the one on the left being requested to at least show willing by walking up the stairs, however slowly.
I’ve not seen this version referenced anywhere and I’m pretty sure that it wasn’t considered, especially as it is not at all far away from what happens in real life.
I’d like to see the experiment re-run with a pair of escalators: one escalator for (horrible terminology) standees on left and right as before, the neighbouring escalator for people who can’t stand standing still; perhaps slower climbers on the right hand side and get up and goers on the left hand side.
Such a test would better avoid the psychological issues mentioned in this article as being a major problem and in the same vain would most probably be more successfully observed what with there seemingly being little difference from normal life. Whereas in fact they cannot but be more successful in facilitating the faster exiting desired as would be confirmed by the greater numbers of commuters evident in the experiment’s resultant figures.