[nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide

[Aaron Cannon]

Interesting. Where I live, the button for the street you want to cross is not facing the street you want to cross. 

I assume that this is to make it convenient for those approaching the corner to strike the button closest to themselves as they walk past, assuming they are continuing straight. 

Aaron

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On Jul 23, 2013, at 12:41 PM, "JULIE PHILLIPSON" <jbrew48 at verizon.net> wrote:

> Cindy the one nearest the street you want to cross would be the one for
> that street.  If they are on the same pole the one that is sort of faceing
> the street you want to cross is the button for that street.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
> Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 8:48 AM
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> Subject: Re: [nagdu] crossing highways alone with your guide
> 
> I used to have to cross a highway. It was not at an intersection; I think
> that might be where I developed some of my fear of traffic. It wasn't quite
> so busy when I first moved there, but it got busier, and people took it to
> get to I35. Thing is, even when I could cross, I could still faintly hear
> the cars that had gone by, but I couldn't tell if they were gone cars or
> coming cars, so I developed considerable fear of crossing. I think it has
> needlessly carried over, and now where I live I don't have to cross. I now
> have a busy crossing with buttons, but I don't really know how to tell
> which one I am pushing--for the busy street I want to cross or the other
> one.
> 
> CL
> 
> On Jul 22, 2013, at 10:08 PM, Rebecca Ilniski <rilniski at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi all. I was wondering if any of you have crossed highways independently
> with your guides?  There are 2 major highways in my neighborhood and along
> these highways are different places I like to go. Learning the routes are
> not a problem for me even though I don't have the best sense of direction.
> I used to freak out when I get lost but don't as much as I used to. I'd be
> interested in any of your experiences with dealing with highways and pikes.
>> 
>> 
>> Rebecca and Zeb
>> email: rilniski at gmail.com
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