[nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide

[Rebecca Ilniski]

Thanks Julie.  There are no buttons at these intersections so we usually just walk fast..  At some I can cross with parallel but others you go on an all quiet and there's a median in the middle which sometimes you wait and cars are going perpendicular behind me as well as in front of me.  

Rebecca and Zeb
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On Jul 22, 2013, at 11:47 PM, "Julie Phillipson" <jbrew48 at verizon.net> wrote:

well yes I live at an intersection of 2 4 lane highways.  Are you at a place with traffic control lights?  If they have buttons you need to press them and wait until your parallel traffic starts.  Then the light at least here gives you 1 whole minute!  If you walk at a pretty normal speed of at least 1 mile and hour you should reach the other side in plenty of time.  If you don't press the button then you better run because it gives you less time. Just tell your dog to the curb or the ramp just like crossing any other street.
Julie Phillipson
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Subject: [nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide


> Hi all. I was wondering if any of you have crossed highways independently with your guides?  There are 2 major highways in my neighborhood and along these highways are different places I like to go. Learning the routes are not a problem for me even though I don't have the best sense of direction. I used to freak out when I get lost but don't as much as I used to. I'd be interested in any of your experiences with dealing with highways and pikes.
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