> telling deaf people when to cross.
Not blind people? In the UK the boxes have a spinner underneath. (So please never stick your gum under the box) and the spinner is for blind people who can't see the lights. Not all lights have sounders on.
Not blind people? In the UK the boxes have a spinner underneath. (So please never stick your gum under the box) and the spinner is for blind people who can't see the lights. Not all lights have sounders on.
Retrofitted at the expense of the taxpayer, because Radix won't/can't license the technology to the manufacturers of the box itself.
Source : when you are initially registered blind in the UK a rehab officer comes round and explains all the workings, including the largely unknown spinner on the underside of the switch box. And yes, please don't stick gum there.
But this is about the design of an Australian button, and the Australian button we are talking about always makes sound.
I said the lozenge was to assist deaf people. DanBC asked for a clarification that I meant deaf people rather than not blind people, and cross-compared to a UK pedestrian button. I clarified that blind people can hear the sound that Australian buttons make.
You missed the point entirely, downvoted my post and started talking about how not all UK buttons make sound.
That's nice, but not what everyone else was talking about. (twit)
Actually I find it profoundly challenging but usually rewarding enough to justify the effort. Usually.
One day I shall write a short guide titled 'Rhetorical Questions : how might we answer them?'. 'Can you [not] X' will be chapter 2. Prize of one splendid upvote for anyone who can guess the title of chapter 1.
Not all crossings have sounders.
Deaf people can always see the lights. Blind people can't always hear the sounders.