Waste of money?

[johnny boy]

Can someone possibly explain this?

In the town where I work there is a pedestrian crossing manned by a lolipop lady who just stands there all day and presses the button when somebody walks up, and frowns at passing traffic at all other times.

The nearest school is about 2 miles away.

Why?!?

[mel]

My local multi story carpark has brail (is that spelt right) buttons on the controls, now we've all met drivers we thought were blind but is that for real ???

[jaydee]

Accessibility for people with disabilities is a legal requirement in new buildings. I can't imagine there's any sense in making special lifts _without_ Braille for car parks.
Kevin "2CV" McSad (Just borrowed jaydee's PC for a minute)

[pbrettle]

My mum is officially clasified as blind (though not totally) so I have an understanding on these things. But, got chatting to a chap in a wheelchair who lost it with those stupid nobbly bits near the crossings....

Sounds daft, but in a wheelchair it hurts like hell going over those nobbly bits all of the time.... Great for the blind and hard of sight, but everyone else less-able is peed off....

Sounds like a classic case of the lobby group for the blind won, while the lobby group for the rest werent as good....

Makes you think though

Cheers,

Paul

[mel]

quote:
Accessibility for people with disabilities is a legal requirement in new buildings. I can't imagine there's any sense in making special lifts _without_ Braille for car parks.
Kevin "2CV" McSad (Just borrowed jaydee's PC for a minute)

Think of the logic. If they are blind they can't drive so why would they be on the 4th floor of a multi story ? If they were a passenger one would expect whoever parked the car they were in of being capable of pressing the button. As for the costs involved my company does actually supply a couple of lift companys with sheet metal work. Off of one of the big manufacturers like Otis you actually but a shell scheme basic lift each installation is then custom fit which generally includes control panels.

Anyway it was the logic of it that made me chuckle and the image of a labrador driving a Mondao

[jaydee]

quote:
Anyway it was the logic of it that made me chuckle and the image of a labrador driving a Mondao

It's a mystery...
Everyone knows Labradors drive Volvo estates - they need the room in the boot for their owners.

[PetrolTed]

Meths makes you blind.

Meths has braille on the bottle warning you of this...

[plotloss]

In America they have drive through braille cashpoints.

I didnt understand either.

Matt.

[Jason F]

Well, they say a good lawyer could get stevie wonder a drivers license.. Maybe one did...

But also remember that in the states, a pack of peanuts has the completely unobvious 'warning, may contain nuts' in order to protect those too damn stupid to protect themselves..

[plotloss]

In the same vain it says on Sun Maid Raisins.

'Why not toss over your favourite breakfast cereal?'

Which quite frankly boggles the mind!

Matt.

Edited by plotloss on Friday 30th November 15:04

[nonegreen]

Actually stevie Wonder does drive apparently he is pretty good but not allowed on the road, shame really I am sure ive come accross much worse drivers.

[Neil Menzies]

quote:
Actually stevie Wonder does drive apparently he is pretty good but not allowed on the road, shame really I am sure ive come accross much worse drivers.

It's not so much his driving skills, it's his observation skills I'd be worried about

[Jason F]

Still have better observation than half the people on the roads ....