Robert M. Burke, Jr. |
September 8, 2002 |
I would like you to pass the PROWAC Report and send it
to the Federal Register for final comment.
Early one morning in November, 1998, my brother was going to
work at the New York City Industries For the Blind. Some how he slipped off
the platform and had to go to the hospital. While in the hospital he died of a
heart attack.
Unfortunately there was no detectible warning strip on the edge
of the platform to tell him that he was at the end of the platform and might
be falling onto the tracks.
Just maybe if there had been detectible warning strips at the
end of the platform he might be alive today.
So please pass the PROWAC Report so that detectible warning
strips might be permanent fixtures on edges of subway platforms to save lives
of people with limited vision or no vision alive.
Cordially yours
Robert M. Burke, Jr.
Treasure
Old Dominion council Of the Blind and Visually Impaired
Charlottesville, Va
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