[NAGDU] Playing in traffic

Buddy Brannan buddy at brannan.name
Fri Sep 22 00:30:16 UTC 2017


Truthfully, you're not going to run into any crossings that aren't pretty straightforward. Thre's even one street with an island and turn lane, but even that isn't too awful. 

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Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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"We are all just walking each other home." 



> On Sep 21, 2017, at 7:47 PM, Brenda via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
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