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

[d m gina]

My goodness, how can people be so dumb smile.
So far I have been ok crossing streets, except one.
the driver didn't want to wait for me to get across, and my mobility 
instructor was with me.
She yelled at the driver and the dog I had at the time got between me and car.
the driver said he was sorry, and I said,
I hope when I go behind you, you won't decide to back up.
I felt it better not to argue in the street when I wanted the curb.
Makes ya wonder some times doesn't it?
Original message:

> 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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