[Cabs] Something for Discussion?

Melissa Are Green graduate56 at juno.com
Mon Nov 10 07:15:59 UTC 2014


I hope that this will cause a lot of discussion and dialogue
I don't want it to make blind people seem helpless in like we are supposed to be sheltered in our houses and not do anything either  I suggest that people continue to read the coverage from the newspaper and this way we can continue this dialogue on this issue and help it to not become something that people will blog about and say that we need to be sheltered in that not allowed to travel and live our lives  

Melissa Greene and PJ 
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> On Nov 7, 2014, at 1:59 PM, Bekah via Cabs <cabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Well, I feel really bad for the girl who got hit. But… That's kind of embarrassing. It sets a bad name for blind people.
> 
> Rebekah Felix
> Author of In the Family
> Http://bekahfelix.tripod.com
> 
>> On Nov 6, 2014, at 12:10 PM, Everett Gavel via Cabs <cabs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> This happened in Greely...
>> 
>> Students Who Are Blind Hit By Car At Intersection With Faulty Audible Signal
>> (http://denver.cbslocal.com/2014/11/05/blind-students-hit-by-car-at-intersection-with-faulty-audible-signal/)
>> November 5, 2014 6:09 PM
>> 
>> GREELEY, Colo. (CBS4) - One of two students struck by a vehicle crossing a University of Northern Colorado campus intersection this week says he warned the city of Greeley about the problem before the crash that seriously injured his friend.
>> The audible signal (credit: CBS)
>> Sophomore Zach Dreicer was helping his friend Luz Madrigal across 11th Avenue and 22nd Street in Greeley on Monday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. when the two unknowingly stepped out in front of a truck. The driver had a green light and says he did not see the two until it was too late.
>> Madrigal, 21, is currently in critical conditional in the intensive care unit at North Colorado Medical Center. Dreicer suffered minor injuries.
>> Dreicer told CBS4's Lauren DiSpirito he has been notifying the city that the audible signal at the intersection wasn't working but hadn't received a response.
>> Dreicer said since the signal wasn't working, they listened for traffic but didn't hear any, so they attempted to cross the street and were hit by the truck.
>> A city representative told CBS4 said they thought the signal, which was last inspected in July, was working. But they now know that it wasn't working at the time of the accident.
>> "It's very upsetting for us, we take a lot of pride and responsibility in making sure our equipment is working properly," said City of Greeley Public Works Director Joel Hemesath.
>> Dreicer said he's been able to visit Madrigal in the hospital but she hasn't been able to talk.
>> "She's really friendly and really outgoing, despite a hard past and even now a hard present situation," Dreicer said.
>> 
>> Zach Dreicer and Luz Madrigal (credit: Zach Dreicer)
>> The city spokesman says he was never made aware of Dreicer's complaints.
>> No charges will be filed against the truck driver.
>> 
>> 
>> Related Tags:Audible Signal, Blind Students, Greeley, Joel Hemesath, Luz Madrigal, University Of Northern Colorado, Zach Dreicer
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