[blparent] crossing the street

[Veronica Smith]

I always turn my head or so I think, hmm, now I'm going to have to ask
someone if I really do.  If not, I will now.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Shelton
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 12:21 PM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] crossing the street

I thought most of us turned our heads to better scan the sounds of traffic.
I know that I do.  I don't think about it, but next time I'll try to be
conscious of whether it would be a natural motion for a sighted person.
FWIW, you get a far more complete picture of your environment if you do move
your head.  There are certain directions which can be ambiguous -- say front
and back , which resolve very easily when you turn your head.

-----Original Message-----
From: Sheila Leigland [mailto:sleigland at bresnan.net]
Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2013 11:24 AM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] crossing the street

Hmm never thought about that one 

-----Original Message-----
From: Veronica Smith <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 10:13 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List' <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [blparent] crossing the street

Hello, here's a subject I don't recall ever covering.  As we were crossing
the street a few days ago, my husband, Gab and I, I, of course, did not turn
my head to look, just listened to the road ahead.  My husband could not see
the traffic coming up the road due to a parked car so he took a few steps
forward to look around the car and Gab thought he was crossing.  I had
already stopped and she kept going, when my husband reached out and yanked
her back.  
There was a car rapidly approaching.  She said she thought it wa safe
because dad stepped forward and she did not see me stop.
The reason for this post is I am wondering how others, us blind parents
teach our children to look for cars on a busy or eeven a not so busy road.
I have always said look both ways, first to the left, then the right and
then again to the left.
But I think because we, the blind community, don't turn our heads, our
children follow our lead.
Your thoughts?
V


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