March 20, 2008: Blind Sidewalks - Page 2

TheMercenary · 03-22-2008, 08:06 AM

We have a new Kroger that just put those bumpy things across the front of the door opening. Now I guess it is to keep the blind people out or keep them in once they get there.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-22-2008, 12:01 PM

Rumble strips, for people.

Aliantha · 03-23-2008, 01:09 AM

I wouldn't call the sound a click so much as a pipping sound, but it's very loud, and starts off with the sort of sound you associate with a laser shooter in a star wars movie. You can hear them from half a block away at a busy city intersection.

spudcon · 03-24-2008, 04:46 PM

It seems the dog only recognized, and stopped at roads with curbs.

Cloud · 03-24-2008, 04:53 PM

I'm more interested in the intersection of gay and high . . .

Wombat · 03-24-2008, 06:52 PM

We have those blind sidewalk pavers in Canberra, on the paved areas at the major bus interchanges. Ours look exactly like the ones in the pics.

We have the noisy walk signals too: they also vibrate to help people who are both blind and deaf.

Karenv · 03-25-2008, 09:02 AM

Given that one can't really walk in high heels, I don't suppose that it matters much. High heels are for transferring from taxi to elevator, not for walking on city streets.

03-22-2008, 08:06 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	We have a new Kroger that just put those bumpy things across the front of the door opening. Now I guess it is to keep the blind people out or keep them in once they get there. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

03-22-2008, 12:01 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Rumble strips, for people. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-23-2008, 01:09 AM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I wouldn't call the sound a click so much as a pipping sound, but it's very loud, and starts off with the sort of sound you associate with a laser shooter in a star wars movie. You can hear them from half a block away at a busy city intersection. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-24-2008, 04:46 PM	#4
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	It seems the dog only recognized, and stopped at roads with curbs. Attached Images

03-24-2008, 04:53 PM	#5
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	I'm more interested in the intersection of gay and high . . . __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

03-24-2008, 06:52 PM	#6
Wombat (marsupial with backward-facing pouch) Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Canberra Posts: 251	We have those blind sidewalk pavers in Canberra, on the paved areas at the major bus interchanges. Ours look exactly like the ones in the pics. We have the noisy walk signals too: they also vibrate to help people who are both blind and deaf. __________________ If you don't do it properly, you'll get to the pub sooner.

03-25-2008, 09:02 AM	#7
Karenv Slacker Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 144	Given that one can't really walk in high heels, I don't suppose that it matters much. High heels are for transferring from taxi to elevator, not for walking on city streets.

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