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Essentials for Teaching Street CrossingsPresented by Dona Sauerburger, COMS and Jolene Troisi, COMSOh my! Concepts and strategies for crossing streets have changed a LOT over theyears -- strategies that used to be effective (such as crossing when quiet, andcrossing at signals with the surge of parallel traffic) are no longer reliable! What'san O&Mer to do??Don't worry! This two-part workshop will bring you up to date while having fun,engaging you with brainstorming and exercises to help you understand thecomplexity of modern signals and uncontrolled crossings so that you can teach yourstudents what they need to know to deal with them.Objectives for ACVREP - Participants will understand: traffic patterns and timing for modern signals; what pedestrians need to do to cross at modern signals; strategies for blind pedestrians to analyze and cross at modern signals; concepts for analyzing and crossing where there is no traffic control; how to analyze the risk of crossing where there is no traffic control. |
