[nabs-l] navigating parking lots/open spaces andothertravelquestions

[Jewel S.]

I agree that parking lots are not usually a hazard, however sometimes
they can be. I was once hit in the side of the knee by a car backing
out of a parking spot. I was listening from the other parking spots
and the driver of the car actually stuck his head out and told me I
could go, that he would wait. Then, I was halfway across when he
backed out right into me without looking! He would have kept backing
up if someone hadn't run over and beat on his window to get him to
stop, because I don't move fast enough to get out of the way. I tried,
but couldn't. It left a nice little bruise on my knee, but that was
all, so i guess I wasn't in much danger...I was just shocked that a
driver would tell me to go then back out anyway...I guess he got
impatient, but I was right in his path! And then he just drove off
without checking that I was all right, and no one got the license
plate. It was a very frustrating, angering situation. Not to get
people worried about parking lots, but be careful! Also, some people
zoom through a parking lot at top speeds, cutting across parking
spaces that are empty...I've seen them, they are crazy.

On 7/28/10, Ashley  Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> Excellent advice.  I forgot about that strategy.  How obvious.  Kerri, its
> important for mobility to have someone work with you.  Perhaps a blind
> person from your NFB chapter.  You really need that!  Its unfortunate you
> had bad experiences with O&M specialists.  I had a great one until she left
> the agency and now my current one is terrible and can't teach.  If no blind
> people are available maybe a friend can help with orientation.
>
> Ashley
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Orozco" <jsorozco at gmail.com>
> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2010 5:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] navigating parking lots/open spaces
> andothertravelquestions
>
>
>> Hi Kerri,
>>
>> I realize the list is an excellent resource of information.  Yet, with
>> something like mobility, it's really a matter of getting out there and
>> doing
>> it.  Do you have an instructor that works with you?  Are they teaching you
>> well?  The list, I feel, should positively supplement what you learn on
>> your
>> lessons, but I hope there is someone dedicated, even just a blind person,
>> who is getting out there and showing you how to navigate different
>> scenarios.  Personally, I would walk the perimeter of the parking lot, get
>>
>> a
>> feel for what lies around the edges, and if one day I should stray from a
>> straight course, I will at least have something of an idea of where I wind
>> up.  Telling me that the parking lot is big is very subjective.  I'd need
>> to
>> get a mental picture of what big really feels like.
>>
>> Best of luck to you,
>>
>> Joe
>>
>> "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves,
>> some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing
>>
>>
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