[Quietcars] Fwd: Crossing light rail tracks

[Corbb O'Connor]

Good day my quiet car friends.

I send this query from Ben on the NABS list with the hope that some of  
you hear might be able to help. As Michael Townsend has said in the  
past on this list, guide dogs may help reduce (though not eliminate)  
the dangers posed by light rail trains at intersections, I'm curious  
as to how a cane user would make this crossing safely. I haven't been  
to an NFB training center, but would be curious as to the considered  
opinion of those centers on the best way to do this -- other than, of  
course, for the train to sound like a train and make some noise!

Many thanks in advance,
Corbb

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Corbb O'Connor
studying at the National University of Ireland, Galway

Begin forwarded message:

From: "Ben J. Bloomgren" <ben.j.bloomgren at gmail.com>
Date: November 19, 2008 9:17:57 PM GMT
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org 
 >
Subject: [nabs-l] Crossing light rail tracks
Reply-To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org 
 >

Hello all,

On December 27, the Phoenix area gets its first taste (hopefully) of  
light rail transit. The ads are already warning about the quietness of  
the trains and advising pedestrians to look both ways before crossing.  
My question is this:  How do blind people cross the street when there  
are tracks?

Ben

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