[Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?

[Jim Barbour]

London has plenty of accessible traffic signals.  They don’t talk, but just beep,  Cookoo  and buzz :-)

Jim

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> On Jan 4, 2018, at 12:34 PM, Abdul Hai via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> We dont't have any which can talk in London but all buses and all trains are supposed to talk. I have to ask people for help sometimes crossing the road.  You can keep up with me on Twitter.
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>      From: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
> To: 'Abdul Hai' <ahai11london at yahoo.co.uk>; 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances' <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, 4 January 2018, 14:46
> Subject: RE: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?
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> I heard several chirping signals in Ireland.
> I prefer the ones that talk.  Then it's very clear which street has the walk light.  I imagine the ones that talk and vibrate are helpful to deaf-blind people, although the pole on ours is a few feet from the corner, if one has to stand by it to feel the vibration, which cuts down on the time to actually get across the street.
> What is "a wheel that turns"?
> Tracy
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> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Abdul Hai via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 9:35 AM
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> Cc: Abdul Hai
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?
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> London is a big city so we have lots of them which make noise or have a wheel which turns but we need a lot more.  You can keep up with me on Twitter.
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>       From: Jordan Gallacher via Electronics-Talk <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Discussion of accessible home electronics and appliances' <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jordan Gallacher <jordanandseptember at gmail.com>
> Sent: Thursday, 4 January 2018, 14:21
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?
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> The ones I have heard down in Daytona Beach chirp.
> Jordan
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> From: Electronics-Talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of cheez via Electronics-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, January 4, 2018 5:30 AM
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> Subject: Re: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?
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> I have no idea, but I'm sure there are more than 32 here in Phoenix.
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> What I'd like to know, Mike, is, do those signals in Daytona Beach have a vibrating-like sound when the light turns green?
> That's what we have here.  I prefer the chirping sound.  Cuts through heavy traffic noise better.
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> Vince
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> From: "Mike via Electronics-Talk" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2018 3:29 AM
> Subject: [Electronics-Talk] How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city?
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>> How many accessible pedestrian signals do you have in your city or area? 
>> In
>> the greater Daytona Beach Florida we now have 32 of them.
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>> Thank you
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>> Mike
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