Douglas M. Johnson
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September 18, 2002 |
GENTLEMEN;
ALTHOUGH I HAVE
ONLY BEEN BLIND FOR FIVE YEARS, I MUST EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO AUDIBLE
WARNINGS. AN AUDIBLE WARNING WOULD ONLY CONFUSE THE SITUATION AT
INTERSECTIONS FOR MOST BLIND USERS. IT WOULD SHIELD THE USER FROM THE SOUND
OF TRAFFIC THAT MOST BLIND HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO RECOGNIZE. I CAN'T IMAGINE
DEPENDING ON A TONE TO CROSS THAT MAY MASK THE SOUND OF APPROACHING TRAFFIC.
THIS WOULD BE A DANGEROUS SITUATION INDEED.
I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO SEEING YOU AT THE HEARING IN PORTLAND ON OCT 8.
SINCERELY,
DOUGLAS M
JOHNSON, PRESIDENT
TRAVEL & TOURISM
DIVISION OF THE NFB
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