[NAGDU] Playing in traffic

[Brenda]

Good evening list,

As I await my early 2018 tentative class date the trainer who did my 
home visit recommended I practice crossing at traffic lights.  I was 
told that although the lack of multiple traffic lights on my normal 
routs would not keep me from being accepted to train at the school, the 
routs at school did have them and it could be very stressful for me if I 
don't practice ahead of time.

so a friend and I are playing in traffic in her town as it is a better 
practice area. There are some really nice lights where you press the 
button and cross with the parallel traffic, but there are also some 
"all" stops where the cars stop and the pedestrians walk.  I am doing 
fine with the parallel lights but the 5-way all-stops can be a bit 
tricky.  When there is sufficient traffic I have no problems, but when 
traffic is light I often have to wait for several cycles as i can't hear 
when the north-south traffic has stopped (that is my cue to proceed). In 
real life I would just walk the two blocks to the parallel crossing, but 
in practice I want to master these tricky ones.

and yes, I cross alone once we have reviewed the crossings, and my goal 
is to take the local transit to meet her before and after I return home 
with my guide.

FYI, there are no audible traffic signals in her town and the ones in my 
town aren't practicle for me to use.

Now, I may have the terms wrong, but hopefully you know what I mean.  My 
point in this email is not to learn the terms(although knowing the 
correct terminology might be helpful), but rather to learn

?what kinds of traffic lights are in the routes in Morristown, NJ. ??

Thanks,
Brenda
bjnite at windstream.net


light situation.