Have you ever wondered why walking from point A to B can be easy in some places, and incredibly frustrating in others? Well, ...

Why do some crowds move in an orderly fashion while others devolve into a chaotic jumble? New research led by an MIT ...

MIT scientists found that when people veer more than 13 degrees off-course in a crowd, orderly walking breaks down into ...

Pedestrian crossings generally showcase the best in pedestrian behavior, with people naturally forming orderly lanes as they ...

In a nutshell Crowds naturally form organized lanes when most people walk in two main directions, but become chaotic when ...

In the ebb and flow of crowded crosswalks, a surprising pattern emerges: people can naturally form neat lanes of movement.

Mathematicians studied the flow of human crowds and developed a way to predict when pedestrian paths will transition from ...

The city of Oxford is moving forward with two major road projects aimed at improving traffic flow and enhancing pedestrian ...

Then, the equation predicts that the pedestrian flow is likely to be disordered, with few to no lanes forming. Curious to see whether the maths bore out in reality, the researchers carried out ...