Three university professors have suggested why people keep tripping over an 'optical illusion' cycle lane near Bristol. Psychology experts from Bristol and Cardiff universities visited Keynsham after months of complaints about the new lane and markings.
Professors Nick Scott-Samuel (University of Bristol), Ute Leonards (also Bristol) and Simon Rushton (Cardiff) are interested in the human visual system, so took time out to head to the High Street after reading about people who have injured themselves there.
Prof Scott-Samuel, whose field is experimental psychology, said the many media reports about the ‘optical illusion’ cycle lane piqued their interest. Having had a first-hand look, they identified various factors about the human visual systems which could factor into people falling in that area.
