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#sbahn

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Stefan Ihringer

In #Munich, the surface metro is called "S"-Bahn and the underground is the "U"-Bahn. There's this elevator on my way to work that has these three buttons: "O", "S" and "U". Which one would you pick to get to the "S"-trains when you're coming from the "U"-trains?

Over and over I've seen tourists with suitcases make the wrong choice in this elevator. It bothered me so much that I've printed a label to fix the #UX of this #usability disaster.

It's been there for 2 weeks now ✌️

Photo of 3 elevator buttons with huge letters on them: O, S and U. A white label reading "S-Bahn" has been affixed above the O button. O is the right choice for the surface (S-Bahn) trains. The huge S button takes the unsuspecting visitor to an intermediate floor instead, the actual term for which is only known to the people who build train stations I guess.
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