World Usability Day 2008, November 13th

The Usability Professional Association (UPA) is sponsoring a World Usability Day (WUD) on November 13, 2008 in New Jersey at Rutgers University. The focus will be on Transportation.
How do humans interact with the following aspects of transportation:

• Modes – automobiles, planes, trains and subways, boats, trucks, busses, bikes, animals, and more.
• Infrastructure – roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, and more.
• Technologies and resources supporting transportation – online travel advisory and ticketing, maps and more.
• Security
• Signage

If you have been to New Jersey, you know that signage is really important!
The only way you would know where to make a left turn is to really pay attention to those signs telling you which lane should be used in order to make a turn. (Those jug handles are inconsistent and a nightmare for those unfamiliar with the area)

There should be a contest regarding the best and worse signs.
The past WUDs focused on Innovations in Healthcare in 2007 in Princeton, NJ.