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Hello:

My husband and I are both totally blind. We believe it is absolutely necessary for us to have audible signals. Especially with the "Right On Red" problem. We consider ourselves competent travelers. It would be much safer to travel with signals. It would make much less stress for our dogs. It would allow us to travel with much more confidence. We wouldn't have to worry about whether the traffic light had completely changed. We believe that just because someone doesn't need the audible signals, it doesn't give them the right to keep people who need the audible signals from having them.

Thank you so much for your consideration in this matter. I urge you to make it possible to have the audible signals.

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Kathy and Tom Arnold

My husband and I sent a comment re the audible signals. We are both totally blind. I travel with a Dog Guide. My husband travels with a cane. It is our hope that our comments will have some impact, now that you have the necessary info.

We believe that it is absolutely necessary to have audible signals. We believe that it would be less stressful for our Guide Dogs, if we were more sure of when to cross. We feel that we our competent travelers. However, it can be very difficult to cross lots of busy intersections without signals. We believe that it will increase our confidence as travelers. We believe that audible signals will help other people with disabilities as well.

We urge you to consider our comments, and keep and/or add audible signals.

My husband and I are both members of the Kentucky Council Of The blind.

Thank you very much for taking the time to read this.

Sincerely,

Tom and Kathy Arnold