Left-turning by Default: Humans Exhibit a Counterclockwise Walking Bias
TL;DR
Across studies in Spain and Japan, as well as with people walking alone, humans show a consistent counterclockwise bias when moving in open spaces, not explained by culture or handedness; stronger in children, suggesting a biomechanical or neural basis with possible public-space design implications.
Topics:worldscience#biomechanics#crowd-dynamics#human-behavior#nature-communications#pedestrian-movement#science
- Strange Walking Experiment Found That Almost Everyone, Alone or in Crowds, Keeps Turning Counterclockwise ZME Science
- Nearly Everyone, Everywhere, Veers Left When Walking The New York Times
- Scientists Discover a Strange Global Pattern in The Way Humans Walk Yahoo
- Humans prefer to walk anticlockwise, scientists find – but reason is unclear The Guardian
- Individual locomotor bias drives counterclockwise motion in pedestrian crowds Nature
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