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

[Tracy Carcione]

Hi Dar.
That's interesting, that Drew thought a yellow dog would be better for
you.  I prefer a black dog, just because I think people are less apt to
bother a dark dog.
I do have a light-colored jacket I wear all the time, when it's cold, and
I have a jacket with some reflective strips on it, but it's pretty old and
may not be too shiny anymore.
I also have a reflective vest, but I usually forget to have it along.  I
think someone on this list almost got run over while wearing a reflective
vest, and when he asked the driver what was up with that, the driver said
he thought the person was a roadworker.  As if it's OK to run over
roadworkers.
I firmly believe that ordinary, decent people turn into psychotic maniacs
when they get behind the wheel.
BTW, Drew did my Juno walk and home interview, too.  How 'bout that!
Tracy
> 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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