Jarring Jaywalk
Made by Laura Lodewyk, Ariel Tian, Naomi Sternstein and Christina Reimond
Made by Laura Lodewyk, Ariel Tian, Naomi Sternstein and Christina Reimond
Upon observation of a very busy central crosswalk, we noticed that too many people jaywalk in potentially dangerous situations. We would like to draw attention to their actions, because they often cross the street without paying attention to their surrounding and what their feet are actually doing. The way we will address this is by placing motion and weight sensors in the crosswalk that will sense the weight distribution of a person walking against the traffic (as opposed to the weight distribution of a car). If a person jaywalks, a loud beeping noise from the ground and a small vibration from under their footsteps will draw their attention to their feet and make them rethink jaywalking and keep them safe (compare this to a similar situation that we often find ourselves in - when you are in a car and have yet to buckle your seatbelt, a loud and obnoxious beeping noise will remind you to do so, and will not stop until you buckle your seatbelt).
Created: September 5th, 2014
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Upon observation of a very busy central crosswalk, we noticed that too many people jaywalk in potentially dangerous situations. We would like to draw attention to their actions, because they often cross the street without paying attention to their surrounding and what their feet are actually doing. The way we will address this is by placing motion and weight sensors in the crosswalk that will sense the weight distribution of a person walking against the traffic (as opposed to the weight distribution of a car). If a person jaywalks, a loud beeping noise from the ground and a small vibration from under their footsteps will draw their attention to their feet and make them rethink jaywalking and keep them safe (compare this to a similar situation that we often find ourselves in - when you are in a car and have yet to buckle your seatbelt, a loud and obnoxious beeping noise will remind you to do so, and will not stop until you buckle your seatbelt).