[nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide

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Rebecca , I have crossed the parkway where I live. When the bus drops me off I have no choice but to cross it as my house across the street and a few blocks away. I concentrate on one side of the park way and then I make it into the medium where the grass is and concentrate on the other side. I will tell you its scary. I don't cross at the light because its more dangerous there with cars turning. I have also crossed Sunrise Highway years ago and that was scary. I was with my husband crossing that Highway.  I have crossed Veterans Highway near my job . Another scary highway. On Vets Highway there is a Audible Pedestrian Signal. I have crossed Montauk Highway but not recently. We had an Audible placed there a few months ago. 
If you do decide to cross a highway make sure you know if there is a medium so you can concentrate on one side of the road at a time. 
Marilyn and Anna

----- Original Message -----
From: Rebecca Ilniski 
Date: Monday, July 22, 2013 11:08 pm
Subject: [nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide
To: the National Association of Guide Dog Users NAGDU Mailing List 

> 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.
> 
> 
> Rebecca and Zeb
> email: rilniski at gmail.com
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