[nagdu] Crossing a highwayHi there, yes I have some streets I am afraid to cross with until I work with an instructor. I am pleased you say you are afraid if you don't keep it up. The same thing happens to me. I always feel that the schools would hold that against us, if we shared. I know that when walking down a new walk that I haven't done, I feel as though my dog won't cover both sides. Even though he does. I always fear the rite rite side so my foot doesn't turn over off the sidewalk. Just some things that I work on allot. I

[d m gina]

 Hi there,
I just did a message don't know if it got to the list or not. I love 
working down town with the folks, and folks are working when we travel 
in the neighborhood.

I understand while I enjoy working down town, Original message:
> I told that to Walt Sutton. LOL. But of course you have to develop a 
> healthy respect for traffic. I don't go enough, and the places hereare 
> challenging. I can walk around easily downtown, but out here where I 
> live, I have developed some shameful fears.

> CL

> On Jul 27, 2013, at 11:12 AM, "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net> wrote:

>> After I listened to the TSE traffic lecture, I called a friend and told 
>> her I was never crossing a street again!  It's a scary lecture.
>> Tracy

>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Buddy Brannan" <buddy at brannan.name>
>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, July 26, 2013 4:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crossing a highway


>> Seeing Eye traffic lecture says that a dog can’t reliably judge any 
>> faster than 30 MPH, and they don’t train for that. At 30, a car moves a 
>> couple undred feet in just two seconds. Something like that. I have to 
>> dig up the traffic lecture recording. I do remember, anyway, that we 
>> never got such detail at GDB.
>> --
>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY



>> On Jul 25, 2013, at 11:12 PM, Darla Rogers <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:

>>> Thanks for that, Doug; I had heard something of how dogs can or can't judge
>>> speed, so this is a very good fact to have when making crossing decisions in
>>> areas that aren't the safest.
>>> Darla Who doesn't want to become road pizza


>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Doug Parisian
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:20 PM
>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crossing a highway

>>> Tracy, I agree; I have crossed highways only when there is no other option.
>>> I understand that although a dog may see a car coming, they real can't judge
>>> whether they will cross before the car hits much above 15 miles per hour.

>>> Doug: getting squished by a car makes one two-dimensional.

>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
>>> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users"
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 1:20 PM
>>> Subject: [nagdu] Crossing a highway


>>> : Marilyn, while it's true that a dog will refuse to go if she sees a car
>>> : coming, it's also true that she can only see so far, and, if a car is
>>> coming
>>> : fast, as they do on highways, she may not see it far enough away to react
>>> : quickly enough to save you both.
>>> : I know this from both lectures and bitter experience.  I was hit trying to
>>> : cross Jericho Turnpike one night.
>>> : I'm with Cindy.  I don't like crossing highways at all anymore.  I know
>>> : sometimes it's the only way to go, but I would much rather not.
>>> : Tracy
>>> :
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