[nagdu] Noise at the corner

[Tracy Carcione]

Yeah, sometimes I can't tell those things either.  Distance I'm pretty
good at; speed not so much.  So I wait, and it makes my husband crazy. 
But sometimes idiots come flying down the quiet streets near my home as if
they were on the highway.  "Yo, this neighborhood is full of kids and
dogs!  Be careful!"
Also, I once heard a lecture, at a NAGDU meeting actually, about
untraining your dog's traffic skills by telling him to go when a car is
coming.  I may assume the driver will stop for the stoplight, but my dog
doesn't know any such thing.  Though it's hard to do in practice,
especially in the City, where, if I wait for everyone to stop, I may not
have time to get across. Let's just ban those darned cars.
Tracy

> Tracy,
>
> I've always been like that.   I also have difficulty judging distance of
> cars.  there are some streets I have to cross where there is no light and
> not a ton of traffic.  I find myself standing there for what seems like
> forever because I can hear cars, but I can't tell how far away they are to
> know if I have enough time to cross.  when I'm with my teen age son, I'll
> be
> waiting and he'll tell me that car is over a block away, I think you can
> make it.
>
> I do exactly as you do, wait.  If I can I'll go around by crossing the
> street or taking a different route, but that isn't always possible or
> practical.
>
> Julie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tracy Carcione via nagdu
> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 8:31 AM
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> Subject: [nagdu] Noise at the corner
>
> I am having more trouble these days hearing traffic when there are loud
> noises around, like an idling truck, a food truck generator, or a bus
> zooming off down the street.  I don't know if it's my hearing, or just
> that cars are quieter, but there are times I have to wait out a light
> change because I just can't tell what's happening.  And, if the noise
> isn't going away, I have to take my best guess or wait until someone
> happens along who hears me asking for help.  If there was a Miracle Ear
> that damped down loud noises and amped up quiet ones, I'd get it.
> Surely I can't be the only person with this problem. What do other people
> do?
> Tracy
>
>
>
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