[Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app

Sat Jun 27 19:17:11 UTC 2015

There was one by the Queens Lighthouse that was so loud that you couldn't 
hear anything else, and it kept you from knowing what was going on.  It was 
so loud you could hear it inside the building.  That was my first experience 
with a traffic signal that was audible, so I hated it because it practically 
scrambled your brain.  Pam.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Gerald Levy via Electronics-talk
Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 2:34 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Cc: Gerald Levy
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app

And suppose, like me, you are also severely hearing impaired and cannot
accurately determine traffic flow patterns by sound, even with high-tech
digital hearing aids?  At least audible traffic signals provide another
piece of information that makes crossing a busy intersection a little safer.
It amazes me that there are actually blindness advocacy organizations that
oppose such audible signals and have fought hard to prevent them from being
installed.  Unbelievable.

Gerald

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From: "Jim Barbour via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app

> The real question is what do you need an audible traffic signal or an 
> iPhone app for? I generally cross intersections by relying on traffic 
> patterns, not on something to tell me the color of the light.
>
> Just my thought,
>
> Jim
>
> Written While on the Move
>
>> On Jun 27, 2015, at 10:17 AM, Mike Freeman via Electronics-talk 
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I guess my problem is that I don't see how *simple* vibration patterns 
>> could
>> convey enough information about complex intersections and if it were a
>> simple go-no-go, you'd be trusting the app and/or the traffic signal to 
>> make
>> judgment calls for you. I guess I don't trust either the iPhone or the
>> traffic signal to get it right.
>>
>> I know what I shall say next is impractical. But I'd prefer a little 
>> remote
>> that, when punched, would do the same thing emergency vehicles can do, 
>> that
>> is, automagically turn lights green in the direction you're going. Ah, 
>> what
>> fun!
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-talk
>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:27 AM
>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app
>>
>> Hi Mike,
>> I do think the smart phone app is worth considering as I don't see why 
>> you
>> would need ear buds when a developer could incorporate vibration patterns 
>> to
>> indicate the status of the traffic signal.And of course, we have to rely 
>> on
>> our own hearing and judgment first and foremost when crossing streets.
>> I see this app as a tool to supplement our travel, in the same way that 
>> some
>> use Blind Square or other GPS apps.
>>
>> JMO
>>
>> Liz
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-talk
>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 11:10 AM
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>> Cc: cheez
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app
>>
>> So, I guess Phoenix isn't the only city with the audible signals that 
>> sound
>> like a machine gun.  When I asked a person from The City why the change 
>> was
>> made, he said a group of engineers decided that sound was better than a
>> chirp or beep.  I told him I'd bet anything not one of them were blind 
>> nor
>> cross intersections.  I also pointed out that those with hearing deficits
>> may not be able to hear the new sound.
>>
>> Mike, I get what you're saying about the delay of a traffic light's
>> information.  But perhaps the app could be launched before you leave, and
>> then run in the background.
>>
>> As far as headphones are concerned, we may see future devices coming out
>> with the bone-conducting headphones included.
>>
>> Vince
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Mike Freeman via Electronics-talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'"
>> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 8:18 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app
>>
>>
>>> Hi, Elizabeth.
>>>
>>> With respect, I beg to differ with you. By the time an app told you what
>>> you
>>> needed to know, the light would have changed. Moreover, you'd need 
>>> earbuds
>>> or those bone-conducting headphones to hear your i-device anyway. And I
>>> wouldn't want to be fiddling with an app at a street crossing when, in 
>>> the
>>> end, like everyone else, I'm dependent upon my senses and my brain to 
>>> mind
>>> its P's and Q's.
>>>
>>> Also, such an app and the underlying infrastructure would be way too 
>>> easy
>>> to
>>> hack -- not a comforting thought when my posterior is on the line.
>>>
>>> Mike Freeman
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Elizabeth Campbell via Electronics-talk
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 8:12 AM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Elizabeth Campbell
>>> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app
>>>
>>> Hi Tracy,
>>>
>>> I agree that having such an app would be extremely helpful. I really 
>>> don't
>>> like the audible signals that are currently in use, but I think a smart
>>> phone app is a great idea.
>>> It would also benefit us since cars are much quieter now. Also, we have 
>>> to
>>> contend with annoying, turning traffic.
>>>
>>> Best
>>>
>>> Liz
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via Electronics-talk
>>> Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 10:00 AM
>>> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>> Cc: Tracy Carcione
>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Traffic signal app
>>>
>>> Someone said they'd heard about work on an app to identify when a 
>>> traffic
>>> light was walk or don't walk.  Anyone know any more about this?  I keep
>>> thinking how useful that would be.  As I'm getting older, I don't hear 
>>> the
>>> traffic changes as well as I used to.  And an app seems a lot cheaper 
>>> than
>>> putting in audible signals.  And I keep hearing about traffic signals
>>> having
>>> all kinds of "smart" things built in, so maybe an app could build on
>>> something already there.
>>>
>>> Tracy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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