Walking With A Message
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- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 19:52:46 -0400
Central Florida News 13, FL, USA
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Walking With A Message
When you see a person with a white cane crossing an intersection, stop.
That's the message dozens of activists promoted on Saturday in Daytona Beach,
as a part of White Cane Awareness Month.
The white cane law states that drivers must stop - no matter what color the
traffic light is - if there's a person walking in the crosswalk with a white
cane.
On Saturday, Daytona Beach Police officers wrote 13 tickets and 15 warnings to
drivers who stopped in the crosswalk at the intersection of Beach Street and
International Speedway Boulevard.
This is a problem that happens frequently in Volusia County.
"Four or five blind people were hit last year in Daytona," said Doug Hall from
the Mayors Alliance for Persons with Disabilities.
"The light was red, traffic was going. The lady was trying to beat traffic. I
flipped over the car," said Steve Williamson, who was hit by a car.
Lawmakers in Tallahassee are now considering new legislation that would
strengthen laws for the visually impaired.
Monday is White Cane Safety Day. Across Central Florida, in cities like
Orlando and Daytona Beach, activists will take to the streets again to educate
the public about white cane safety awareness.
http://www.cfnews13.com/News/Local/2007/10/13/walking_with_a_message.html
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