[Colorado-talk] Upcoming RTD Board Meetings

Thu Jun 22 17:41:49 UTC 2017

Ryan, thank you for sharing your story and if at all possible, please go
with Dan and Garry to the next Board meeting and tell the RTD Board Members
your story: how you got hurt and how they never responded.  

Best,
Scott 

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From: Colorado-Talk [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Ryan O. via Colorado-Talk
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2017 11:24 AM
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Cc: Ryan O. <rryano218 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Colorado-talk] Upcoming RTD Board Meetings

With respect to the quiet shuttle issue, I was actually hit by one a few
months ago. I walked away from the encounter, but bruised my hand pretty
badly. I did Lodgin incident report with Rtd, but of course, never heard
back. It was very disconcerting, because I had absolutely no idea of the
shuttle was there until it slammed into me.

I think we need to take collective action on this issue before somebody
really does get severely injured or killed.

RyanO

http://www.conservativeblindguy.com

> On Jun 22, 2017, at 10:42 AM, Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk
<colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Gary and Joe -
> 
> Thanks for your vigilance on this matter.  Electric (quiet) mall 
> shuttles are a concern of all of us.  On the national level we got the 
> Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act passed to require quiet vehicles to 
> emit sounds which make it clear that they are there, that they are 
> idling, accelerating or decelerating.  Quiet shuttles deployed at this 
> time without auditory provisions are a threat to blind people, but 
> also to all pedestrians on the mall.  It's frustrating that despite 
> Gary and Joe's presence and addressing this issue with rTD earlier, 
> they've still deployed these shuttles and don't know when they'll be 
> actually safe for blind and other pedestrians.
> 
> Gary has asked RTD's General Manager to ensure that the shuttles ring 
> their bells as they approach  crosswalks, but this isn't actually 
> enough.  The shuttles need to make appropriate sounds all the time.
> 
> I'm going to plan on coming to next Tuesday's meeting.  I hope that 
> lots of other blind folks come along too.  We clearly need to make the 
> point with the board of directors, who are the ones who call the 
> shots.
> 
> Best,
> Dan
> 
> 
> 
>> On 6/22/17, Jim Wolcott via Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
>> Joe, I listen for the shuttle to know when to cross the streets on the
mall.
>> If I can not hear them, I will have to concentrate on the other 
>> traffic. Let us know what you find out. Thanks for doing this. Jim
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Jun 21, 2017, at 22:49, James Triplett via Colorado-Talk 
>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes I am going to speak at the next RTD board meeting about the 
>>> quiet Marshall I encourage all Federation in the mile high chapter, 
>>> Aurora chapter, and the damn a chapter and all of my friends and 
>>> parents to come and speak that RTD must understand that the motors 
>>> on these mall quiet shut off must be louder so we can hear them 
>>> otherwise they could be a serious accident
>>> 
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> 
>>>> On Jun 21, 2017, at 6:56 PM, Gary Van Dorn via Colorado-Talk 
>>>> <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> The new electric Mall Shuttle Buses are quiet.  A few members of 
>>>> the Mile High Chapter plan to attend the next Board meeting to 
>>>> speak on this issue.  Please join us if you have a issues 
>>>> concerning the quiet mall shuttles!  Or join us if you have any 
>>>> other issues you wish to address before RTD.  You may speak for 
>>>> three minutes.  RTD encourages you to register to speak before the
meeting, although you do not have to do so.
>>>> 
>>>> The Board meets as a whole monthly.  The next Board Meetings are:
>>>> 
>>>> *   27 June 2017
>>>> *   25 July 2017
>>>> 
>>>> All RTD Meetings begin at 5:30 p.m. at 1600 Blake Street in the RTD 
>>>> Board Room.  You may find the packets and exact information on the 
>>>> meetings at http://rtd.iqm2.com/Citizens/Calendar.aspx.
>>>> 
>>>> Gary Van Dorn
>>>> Vice-President, Mile High NFBCO
>>>> Board Member, NFBCO
>>>> Treasurer, NFBCO Sports & Recreation Division
>>>> 
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