Dimpled (tactile) slabs at crossing places

"Alan Holmes" <alan_holmes@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> "John" <john.plant510@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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>> Any views on whether these really help the person with poor eyesight to
>> cross a road safely. It must be costing a fortune to install them all -
>> and then realise they are the wrong colour and have to replace them as
>> they have near to where I live.
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> To someone who is blind the colour is of no consequence!
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Not everyone who has a visual impairment is completely 'blind', so the slabs
can be effective in different ways for different people. Some people will
benefit from the information given by means of the contrasting colour -
others will benefit from the tactile surface. The OP realised this.

John <john.plant510@ntlworld.com> waffled thusly
> Any views on whether these really help the person with poor eyesight
> to cross a road safely.

Yes, they can help a great deal. My mum and step-dad (when he was still
alive) found them to be of enormous benefit. Neither of them are (were)
completely blind and used this kind of street 'furniture' to help them get
around. It's not only crossing a road where they really benefit people,
they also give them a definite datum point so they know exactly where they
are in relation to their overall journey.

> It must be costing a fortune to install them
> all - and then realise they are the wrong colour and have to replace
> them as they have near to where I live.

Yebbut that's just local council incompetence ... ;)

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Paul - xxx

In article <x7ednadc5YTKV5PbnZ2dnUVZ8qijnZ2d@bt.com>, Brimstone says...
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> "John" <john.plant510@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
> news:hHyPh.203$r4.20@newsfe1-gui.ntli.net...
> > Any views on whether these really help the person with poor eyesight to
> > cross a road safely. It must be costing a fortune to install them all -
> > and then realise they are the wrong colour and have to replace them as
> > they have near to where I live.
>
> Errrrm, if someone can't see very well and relies in the feel of these
> slabs, what difference does it make what colour they are?
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> Or am I missing something?
>
My daughter isn't completely blind. Contrast help in determining
things.

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Conor

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