[nagdu] Crosswalks

[Darla Rogers]

Thy a speeding skateboard; neither Roxy nor I hear it, but we were darn near
run over--I was so tempted to give him a quick trip off the board--but he
was going that fast.  Anyone know how fast those things can be made to go?
Darla & Precious Roxy


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tami Jarvis
Sent: Saturday, May 04, 2013 6:54 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Crosswalks

Ken,

Yikes! I hate when that happens... And, yes, it has happened to us, too. 
In fact, Mitzi's first traffic check was all but knocking me on my butt to
get the two of us out of the way from an illegal left turn while we were in
the crossing a super well-lit intersection. I still want to chase that car
down and do some damage! But I was pretty proud of my youngster, since I was
still trying to figure out how to train for traffic checks. /smile/

We've also nearly been mowed down by speeding bicyclists! And nearly run
over by a car while standing on the sidewalk waiting for a light... 
Don't know how Mitzi called that one in time, but she nearly jerked me off
my feet getting me out of the way! Then took a nice opportunistic sniff. I
was just about ready to lay into her like I never have before when I heard
the car and felt the heat on the backs of my legs and realized what had
happened. So Mitzi got her well-earned sniff!

I've never thought of using whistles or anything like that... I guess I
figure if people can't watch where they are pointing their speeding death
machines to begin with, the only thing one can do is listen up and pay
attention... And hope the dog will drag you out of the way in time! 
/smile/

Glad Ace was on the ball and keeping you safe!

Tami

On 05/04/2013 02:52 PM, Ken Ace wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I am curious if as a group you have problems in crosswalks in the 
> middle of the block. I mentioned earlier that Ace & I live in the 
> County in the USA that has the most pedestrian death a year. We also 
> have 40k visual impaired residences.
>
> Today Ace & I had two incidences where we were crossing and half way 
> across a car went right by us. Had we been a couple strides faster I 
> don't know what might have happened because the one was very close.
>
> So my question is do any of you carry a whistle or do you have any 
> other remedies that you employ to deal with this problem or is it just 
> because we live in Pinellas Co. FL.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken & Ace
>
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