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Both are great examples of trying to cover up bad UX with words. Any time there is "helpful" commentary like that, whether in a tube station or in software, it
by drewcoo 3y ago
Both are great examples of trying to cover up bad UX with words.
Any time there is "helpful" commentary like that, whether in a tube station or in software, it tries to make individual consumers responsible for what is in fact a design flaw.
- Symbiote 3y agoI think everyone will agree the curved platforms on the London Underground are a problem. So far, no engineer has found a suitable solution. I'd hesitate to call it a "design flaw" though, bearing in mind the design for these stations was from the 1880s-1910s. There were much different requirements then: far fewer passengers were expected, all of them able-bodied and most of them locals. It's clearly a compromise, as it allowed the station to be where it was wanted rather than on a straighter section of track. I don't know what alternative there is to escalators — lots and lots of lifts?