Fig. 1 shows a cycle lane beside a road used in a town-planning consultation. Painted arrows, rows of bollards and the edges of the lane all lead towards a ...
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Fig. 1 shows a cycle lane beside a road used in a town-planning consultation. Painted arrows, rows of bollards and the edges of the lane all lead towards a bend. Planners want to know how these visual features may influence a cyclist's perception of direction and distance.
(a) Name the Gestalt principle shown by the repeated lane edges and bollards. [1]
(b) Explain how this principle helps a cyclist organise the visual scene. [3]
(c) Use the figure to explain how linear perspective can provide depth information. [3]
(d) Describe one change to the lane that could make its route clearer. [2]
(e) Evaluate one limitation of using this diagram rather than observing cyclists on the real road. [3]
Answer Details
(a) Continuity / good continuation [1] (b) The visual system follows smooth, continuous lines [1]; lane edges and bollards are grouped as one route [1]; this helps the cyclist distinguish the lane from the surrounding road [1]. (c) The lane edges appear closer together toward the bend [1]; the brain treats this convergence as a cue that the bend is farther away [1]; this helps estimate distance or direction along the lane [1]. (d) Any one change with explanation: add clearer continuous edge markings [1] so the route remains an obvious continuous line [1]; or add larger repeated arrows [1] so direction is easier to identify [1]. (e) A diagram does not include real movement, traffic, lighting, or distraction [1]; cyclists' perception in the real environment may therefore differ [1]; so findings from diagram responses may have limited ecological validity [1].
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