[nagdu] Question about crossing streets - hope this is guide dog related

[d m gina]

Now that would be entertaining, I would be afraid I might hit someone 
with the cane, not meaning to do so.
yes I would like to have a free hand as well.
When I was taking the walk, Drew mentioned he thought it would be 
better if I had a yellow lab over the black.
I shared that I would rather have black, he wanted the yellow because 
he thought cars would see the yellow better.
Now I wear a red jacket in the fall and spring, but the summer my 
colors for the most part are colorful.
Is that what you folks do, wear bright colors for the most part so cars 
can see you?
Original message:
> I have heard that, in England, guide dog users also carry a short white ID
> cane, and wave it when they come to an intersection, especially a
> complicated intersection.  It gives the drivers two clues that the
> pedestrian is blind.
> It's an interesting idea, although I like to have a hand free, so wouldn't
> really want to hold a cane and work my dog, under most circumstances.
> Tracy

>> Hi Marilyn,

>> I absolutely believe this.  In fact, as I transition to a new guide, I am
>> using a white cane in the meantime, and ironically, have had this exact
>> concept really jump out at me.  In fact, I am offered more assistance when
>> using the white cane than I have ever with a guide.

>> Steve

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
>> Of marilyn
>> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2012 11:42 AM
>> To: nagdu
>> Subject: [nagdu] Question about crossing streets - hope this is guide dog
>> related

>> Hi All,
>> yesterday I had a day off from work so I went to a library where  there
>> was
>> a guest speak there from the National Helen Keller Center who teaches
>> mobility. He did a power point presentation and told us that when a blind
>> or
>> blind/deaf person tries crossing a street the driver pays more attention
>> to
>> a cane user than to a guide dog user. We were told they did some research
>> in
>> Maryland, Minnesota and I forgot the other state. They did suburbs and
>> city.
>> the man doing the presentation who can see and still drives a car did the
>> research. he told us he has glaucoma. He said he dressed in regular street
>> clothing , put dark glasses on and used a cane, then a flag and then held
>> his hand up to stop traffic to cross.
>> They had a grant to do this study. I told him since every day I cross
>> streets with my guide dog and have had close calls I would have been
>> killed
>> with a cane. My dog didn't go across until it was safe even if I give the
>> forward command. I was told that a guide dog team was killed last year
>> because the dog went forward and the person had a hearing problem besides
>> being blind. I told him I cannot comment on what happened to this person
>> because pedestrians who can see are hit by cars every day.
>> My question is do you think people who drive cars pay more attention to a
>> cane user when your trying to cross a street or do people pay attention to
>> a
>> guide dog user?
>> I asked why a study wasn't done about guide dog users crossing streets and
>> was told there wasn't a grant for that study since more people use canes
>> than dogs.
>> Marilyn and Anna
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