Started by Lin Chen (@linchen_cog) ·
why Japanese train staff point at things and say them out loud
4 sources · 21 min down the hole
How I got here
- Started with
- “japan train staff pointing”
- Ended at
- East Japan Railway Company
The Trail
- “japan train staff pointing” (google.com)
- Pointing and calling (en.wikipedia.org)
- Human error (en.wikipedia.org)
- East Japan Railway Company (en.wikipedia.org)
What I came away with
Pointing and calling makes an automatic check into a deliberate one. A frequently cited Japanese study found it cut errors on a simple task by about 85%. The NYC subway adopted a version of it for conductors.
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