No.! Looked like a cows udder at first glance! Does it really work? I had a m8 who knew where the a.c. control hatch was in a pub, and turned it off or on depending upon his own wishes……. bugger everyone else !
Yes!
It was only many years later that I learned they’re actually for blind people to feel so they know when they can cross.
Haha yeah. Although an urban myth.
It’s for those hard of hearing / sight.
So they know when to cross, it turns
i never really knew since i only lived here for a good 4 years. but on my 2nd year, my college friend told me about it and have been fascinated about the accessibility and how useful it is for blind people
Spinning these by hand can brake them making them useless for blind people who may rely on these fyi
I spun one of these once as kid and it made the audio cue for the crossing signal. Everyone started walking while traffic was still flowing, and I nearly shit myself.
I wouldn’t touch that in a million years.
I certainly attempted to for weeks, until I realised it did nothing. Later they told me it was for blind people.
I actually use this at crossings in my hometown where the green/red men are broken and have not been fixed for years.
Everyone saying they’re for blind people… Blind and deaf I imagine? But how would they get to the crossing in the first place unaided
Genuinely useful if those are on the left-hand side and then I can type with my right hand and have my finger resting on that because it means I know on the lights have changed, there’s a term for it but I forget what it is where an accessible feature means that life is improved for everyone even those outside of those people who would typically need
My grandmother used to call it “the blind man’s knob” which always made me chuckle.
I never tried this but I decided to repeatedly press the button but in some cases in the closest crossing which takes 5 minutes from pressing the button, I end up slapping the entire box.
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No.! Looked like a cows udder at first glance! Does it really work? I had a m8 who knew where the a.c. control hatch was in a pub, and turned it off or on depending upon his own wishes……. bugger everyone else !
Yes!
It was only many years later that I learned they’re actually for blind people to feel so they know when they can cross.
In case you were wondering
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPWlBAgSnw](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRPWlBAgSnw)
Haha yeah. Although an urban myth.
It’s for those hard of hearing / sight.
So they know when to cross, it turns
i never really knew since i only lived here for a good 4 years. but on my 2nd year, my college friend told me about it and have been fascinated about the accessibility and how useful it is for blind people
Spinning these by hand can brake them making them useless for blind people who may rely on these fyi
I spun one of these once as kid and it made the audio cue for the crossing signal. Everyone started walking while traffic was still flowing, and I nearly shit myself.
I wouldn’t touch that in a million years.
I certainly attempted to for weeks, until I realised it did nothing. Later they told me it was for blind people.
I actually use this at crossings in my hometown where the green/red men are broken and have not been fixed for years.
Everyone saying they’re for blind people… Blind and deaf I imagine? But how would they get to the crossing in the first place unaided
Genuinely useful if those are on the left-hand side and then I can type with my right hand and have my finger resting on that because it means I know on the lights have changed, there’s a term for it but I forget what it is where an accessible feature means that life is improved for everyone even those outside of those people who would typically need
My grandmother used to call it “the blind man’s knob” which always made me chuckle.
I never tried this but I decided to repeatedly press the button but in some cases in the closest crossing which takes 5 minutes from pressing the button, I end up slapping the entire box.
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