[nabs-l] Crossing light rail tracks

[T. Joseph Carter]

In Denver and Portland, lightrail trains do make noises (train-sounding 
bells, either real or artificial) when they approach places where 
pedestrians can cross the tracks and just before they start moving when 
stopped at a lighted intersection.

Joseph

On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 02:17:57PM -0700, Ben J. Bloomgren wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> On December 27, the Phoenix area gets its first taste (hopefully) of 
> light rail transit. The ads are already warning about the quietness of 
> the trains and advising pedestrians to look both ways before crossing. My 
> question is this:  How do blind people cross the street when there are 
> tracks?
>
> Ben