[Quietcars] Fwd: Crossing light rail tracks

[Deborah Kent Stein]

In our discussions about quiet cars, we've often been careful to refer to 
"quiet vehicles," to encompass trucks and buses as well.  If light rail 
trains are truly silent, as silent as the cars we're concerned about, then 
they *should* make a noise!  For generations bells have sounded at railroad 
crossings to warn drivers and pedestrians that a train is approaching. 
Pedestrians and drivers will need such warnings about light rail trains too.

In the meantime, blind travelers better study up on the train schedules and 
hope the trains stick with them!

Debbie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corbb O'Connor" <corbbo at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of new quiet cars and pedestrian safety" 
<quietcars at nfbnet.org>
Cc: <ben.j.bloomgren at gmail.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 7:12 PM
Subject: [Quietcars] Fwd: Crossing light rail tracks


> 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
>
> -----
> 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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