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From: William.Wilson@f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (William Wilson)
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Subject: Re: Subway Safety
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Date: 31 Oct 90 03:03:44 GMT
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[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]

 LK> I think the public see those beeping trafic signals as anether 
 LK> crutch. the federation dose not like them.

Lee,
    As a former member of "the public", I would like to say that it was
a very long time before I ever even knew what those beeps were all
about!  We've had them here at particularly dangerous intersections in
Pittsburgh for a very, very long time, and even when I finally did find
out what they were all about, the word "crutch" never entered my mind!
    Please don't mistake this as my being in favor of them in general,
for indeed, at at least one of the intersections that I now travel as a
blink where one is present, I find it more of an annoyance than
anything.  At others, however, I've taught more than a couple of sighted
people how they can be used to make a safe crossing, and they seemed to
think that they could help them as well!

     What really interests me about your message, however, is the "the
Federation doesn't like them" statement.  For some reason, I notice that
a few of you keep leaving comments like that, and it sort of sounds like
putting the cart before the horse to me!  I mean, it appears like you
are basing your own opinion upon what the NFB says it should be rather
than vice-versa.

     Please, tell me, who is the NFB, how does he or she manage to tell
the membership what its opinion is rather than it telling he or she what
their opinion should be, and why is it, although I know this exists to
some degree with every organization of this type, it sticks out like a
sore thumb in the NFB?

     Note:  This is not intended to be a slam the NFB message, but these
things have been bothering me for a long time, and I would like to hear
some rational, thought provoking explanations!
                                        Willie
 

... Even if you're not the lead dog, the view can be interesting!

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