[nagdu] Crosswalks

[Dmgina]

You might fallen yourself, not worth all of that. 


Dar
Every saint has a past, 
Every sinner has a future 


On May 4, 2013, at 5:59 PM, "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> nagdu mailing list
>> nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> nagdu:
>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/tami%40poodlemutt.c
>> om
>> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/djrogers0628%40gmail.com
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> nagdu mailing list
> nagdu at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nagdu:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/dmgina%40samobile.net
>