This list was provided by a teen reader - thank you electroDude!
1. When you see a wheelchair crossing a street, pedestrians on the other side need to get out of the curb cut so the wheelchair user can enter it to get out of the street. If you see a disabled person stuck in the street at a crowded curb cut, alert other pedestrians to clear the curb cut.
2. Drivers - remember when a light changes that wheelchair users may not be able to get up the curb cut right away because it's blocked. Sometimes drivers move their car while a wheelchair is still in the street which can cause an accident.
3. Wheelchair/scooter users - check over your shoulder for drivers turning the corner (even on red lights) on busy streets who may not see you and stop. If there's a newspaper stand on a corner, that may block a driver's view! Crossing with other pedestrians who are on foot and taller is safest if this happens.
4. Do not distract a guide dog who is assisting a visually impaired person from doing his job by petting or talking to the animal. Do not walk so close to a visually impaired person that you interfere with her cane movement.
Get out there - stay safe!
[visual description: A woman on a scooter crosses a street toward a curb cut in a group of pedestrians.]
2 comments:
There's some good advice in this post!
Thank you for passing on these clear guidelines!
I have all too much experience with 1 & 2.
It's also important to remember that a wheelchair user may not have time to get from the signal button to the curb cut before the flashing "don't walk" comes on. All too many intersections in my area have a clear walk signal for only one or two seconds.
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