[NAGDU] audible traffic signals

[sblanjones11 at sbcglobal.net]

Good issue for discussion.

They now call them Accessible Pedestrian Signals, APS
With a wide street like that, you definitely need one.  It will signal you to cross when the traffic is hopefully doing the right thing, and drivers should expect pedestrians to cross.
ACB has done a lot more with APS's than has the NFB.  I lobbied for one years ago, b/c we have a street in our neighborhood that is extremely busy, but the side streets are not, so you don't get any paralel traffic that would clue you that it's time to cross.
I feel much safer with that APS, though of course I listen for oncoming traffic as well.

Susan

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Subject: Re: [NAGDU] audible traffic signals

Good afternoon. I don’t have problems crossing the streets with just normal listening to the traffic. However, where we live right now, we crossed a major 8 Lane Highway to get to the other side of our street. There is a push button light there, and I do use it. However the audible signal would be nice, just to make things a little bit easier. Because my parallel traffic is also A very busy street right there. Audible signals in certain places sometimes just make things a little easier.

Becky


> On Sep 20, 2021, at 1:44 PM, Richard via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi;
> 
> Just wondering what people's thoughts are concerning audible or 
> accessible traffic signals?  One magically appeared a few weeks ago at 
> a crossing I found difficult.  Previously I wasn't a big fan listening 
> to traffic should be enough.  I must admit that I have found them to 
> be a  nice plus.  Never thought I'd say that.
> 
> Richard
> 
> 
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