I can’t stomach lights! (From Bucks Free Press)
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I can’t stomach lights!
1:10pm Wednesday 27th June 2012 in Your Letters
RE: ‘Time to give relief to town’s poor pedestrians’ – Ivor’s column, June 8.
I SECOND Ivor’s thoughts on the pointlessness of the buttons on the traffic lights in Queen Victoria Road. I use this crossing on my way to the station and they appear to make no difference to the timing of the lights.
And while we’re on the subject, I would also like to express my opinion on the placing of the pedestrian signal lights at waist level. This has become standard in the area over the last few years. Previously, the red wait and green walk lights were on the opposite side of the road at a high level. With the lights at waist level, it takes only one person of any height to obscure one’s view. With the lights at high level, it was previously much less likely that one’s view would be blocked.
Adrian Waters, Queen Alexandra Road, High Wycombe
Comments(5)
Plus ça change...
says...
7:55am Thu 28 Jun 12
At the outset some of these pedestrian 'instruction' lights seemed brighter than the intensity of the traffic lights directed to the driver!
The rainy weather may have 'tuned it down' a bit.
The human brain responds very fast to what it sees but it should be receiving totally unambiguous messages.
I still think there is room for great improvement in 'what points where' on a number of these crossings around Wycombe.
Driver stuff should be directed only at the driver; pedestrian stuff should only be directed at the pedestrian.
There should be no potential conflict for our brains to deal with.
Ivor'sbestfriend
says...
10:37am Mon 2 Jul 12
demoness the second wrote:Can't wheelchair users look up slightly?
It is at waist level for wheelchair users.
Is that okay with you?
demoness the second
says...
9:52pm Mon 2 Jul 12
Ivor'sbestfriend wrote:Possibly not.
demoness the second wrote:Can't wheelchair users look up slightly?
It is at waist level for wheelchair users.
Is that okay with you?
Perhaps they have restricted movement in their neck.
Maybe they have limited movement in their shoulders so they could not stretch up to press the button.
Ivor'sbestfriend
says...
9:24am Tue 3 Jul 12
demoness the second wrote:"I would also like to express my opinion on the placing of the pedestrian signal lights at waist level."
Ivor'sbestfriend wrote:Possibly not.
demoness the second wrote:Can't wheelchair users look up slightly?
It is at waist level for wheelchair users.
Is that okay with you?
Perhaps they have restricted movement in their neck.
Maybe they have limited movement in their shoulders so they could not stretch up to press the button.
No mention of buttons.
demoness the second says...
5:54pm Wed 27 Jun 12
Is that okay with you?