[nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.

[David Evans]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij
Dear Mike,

I agree.  The audible signals compete with your hearing and the vibrating 
buttons don't.
It should be a aid to your senses and not a competitor to them.
There is no subsitute for good o- and -M training.
If you don't have those skills, then you are playing Russian Rolett each 
time you try to cross.
Afterall, would it make sense for you to put ear plugs in your ears when 
trying to cross a street?  So why add a noise that your ears have to compete 
with.
Your sense of touch is not a sense that you use in crossing a street unless 
a driver is running over you.  Grin.

David Evans, NFBF
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Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.


> That is NFB's position. If signals are to be installed, we prefer
> vibrotactile signals.
>
> This begs the fundamental question, however, which is whether signals of
> any sort really render a pedestrian safe if s/he can't detect traffic.
>
> Mike
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
>  From: helene ryles
>  To: nfb-talk at nfbnet.org
>  Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 12:40 PM
>  Subject: [nfb-talk] Vibrating traffic signals.
>
>
>  I'm interested in NFB view on Audio traffic lights.  I don't like
> Audio lights either because I am profoundly deaf and can't hear them.
> However,  here in England we have twirling buttons which can be easily
> located just under the button that you have to press.  I find them very
> useful.  As I can't cross busy roads. Only quiet roads with the help of
> a devise called a tactaid  which vibrates when there is noise such as
> traffic or people speaking near by.
>
>    I think that NFB should consider pushing for vibrating rather then
> Audio signals as deafblind people can use vibrating signals too.
>
>    Helene Ryles.
>
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