[NAGDU] Playing in traffic

[Tracy Carcione]

Personally, I avoid all-stop crossings whenever I can.  As you say, Brenda,
it can be very difficult to judge when it's my turn to go.  We have an
all-stop T intersection I need to use all the time, and, after a couple
near-misses, I insisted on getting an audible signal there.  So Brenda,
don't feel bad if you have trouble with a 5-way all-stop.  Me, I'd give that
a miss whenever I could.

Morristown doesn't have anything that tricky, as I recall. If you practice
regular stoplights with parallel traffic, you'll be fine.  And good on you,
making sure your skills are sharp before you go into training.
Tracy


-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Brenda via NAGDU
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2017 7:48 PM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
Cc: Brenda
Subject: [NAGDU] Playing in traffic

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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