3 ms·

> "If you're at a junction and you see a motorcyclist coming, just say 'bike,'" he said. "That puts it into an extra form of verbal short-term memory and you kn

by fouc 7y ago

> "If you're at a junction and you see a motorcyclist coming, just say 'bike,'" he said. "That puts it into an extra form of verbal short-term memory and you know you'll still remember it's there seconds later." It's really nice they can come up with a simple rule to sidestep the issue with our short term memory or attention glitching out like that.

FigmentEngine 7y ago
like shisa kanko or "pointing and calling" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling
- CaptainZapp 7y ago
  When i saw that for the first time (in a tram in Nagasaki, as I recall) I first thought the driver is a few fries short of a happy meal. It looks so weird to Western eyes. Then later reading up about it it actually makes a lot of sense. Some more material to read up on it: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-j...
  - gowld 7y ago
    No need for the irrelevant racism. Safety procedures aren't an inherent part of Eastern cultures. Some US transit agencies do the same point and call.
    - Zenbit_UX 7y ago
      What did he say that was racist? You seem easily triggered.
    - CaptainZapp 7y ago
      Where on earth do you detect the slightest hint of racism in my comment? Implied or otherwise? I'm genuinly curious, since bewilderment about cultural differences certainly does not a racist make.
  - superhuzza 7y ago
    Lots of subway systems make the drivers do this. NYC does for sure, and I think Montreal as well. I'm sure there are loads of other ones.
    - philwelch 7y ago
      In NYC someone played a good-natured prank on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M
phkahler 7y ago
>> It's really nice they can come up with a simple rule to sidestep the issue with our short term memory or attention glitching out like that. It doesn't say if they tested that idea. I want to know if it actually works.
- fouc 7y ago
  They do that kind of thing in other situations, I can't remember off the top of my head though.

by fouc 7y ago

FigmentEngine 7y ago

like shisa kanko or "pointing and calling" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pointing_and_calling

CaptainZapp 7y ago
When i saw that for the first time (in a tram in Nagasaki, as I recall) I first thought the driver is a few fries short of a happy meal. It looks so weird to Western eyes. Then later reading up about it it actually makes a lot of sense. Some more material to read up on it: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-j...
- gowld 7y ago
  No need for the irrelevant racism. Safety procedures aren't an inherent part of Eastern cultures. Some US transit agencies do the same point and call.
  - Zenbit_UX 7y ago
    What did he say that was racist? You seem easily triggered.
  - CaptainZapp 7y ago
    Where on earth do you detect the slightest hint of racism in my comment? Implied or otherwise? I'm genuinly curious, since bewilderment about cultural differences certainly does not a racist make.
- superhuzza 7y ago
  Lots of subway systems make the drivers do this. NYC does for sure, and I think Montreal as well. I'm sure there are loads of other ones.
  - philwelch 7y ago
    In NYC someone played a good-natured prank on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9jIsxQNz0M

phkahler 7y ago

>> It's really nice they can come up with a simple rule to sidestep the issue with our short term memory or attention glitching out like that. It doesn't say if they tested that idea. I want to know if it actually works.

fouc 7y ago
They do that kind of thing in other situations, I can't remember off the top of my head though.