[Electronics-talk] [EXTERNAL] Re: Traffic signal app

[Baracco, Andrew W]

But then your task would be to get all the juristictions that deploy
traffic signals to buy into the system.

Andy


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Sent: Saturday, June 27, 2015 9:27 AM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] 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

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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

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> 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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