CI story by Frances Parsons

[shel90]

Key-word:
NIGHT!!!

Another possible keyword: DRUNK?

And ... WAS there a horn??

Oh..so hearing people cant hear at night?

Anyways..yes, according to the reports, the train had a whistle but what I dont understand is that trains themselves are loud so that should have alerted those people? Nope, they werent drunk..it was very sad.

 

[shel90]

While many deaf can not hear cars or other potenially dangerous objects, there are ways to work around this by using eyes and scanning your enviroment.

When that girl who was killed by the train while text messaging to friends, I'd consider that the deaf equalivent of the hearing using cell phones or other stuff and the hearing are too distracted to notice danger till it's too late. I've heard hearing complain about cell phone users who use them while driving.

You can't afford to be distracted when there's the potenial of danger.

You're quite right about the hearing having no idea what's it like to be deaf and it's even more annoying when they discount information from us because we're not hearing, R2D2.

Yea and lack of commen sense no offense to the family of the deceased. Anyone who walks on train tracks are putting themselves right in danger.

 

[Deaf258]

Key-word:
NIGHT!!!

Another possible keyword: DRUNK?

And ... WAS there a horn??

Don't forget the headlight! I used to live by the train tracks, and every train engine that passed my place at night always had their headlight on. Those train headlights are SO bright!

 

[Deaf258]

I'm well aware that hearing AND deaf people can die from trains - this was just an example of what parents of deaf babies fear - that their deafness could be a liability - its not in any way saying that every deaf/hearing person will get hit by a train. Sometimes I hope common sense will prevail in this discussion.

It is ridiculous to expect common sense from others when you lack common sense yourself.

 

[jillio]

It is ridiculous to expect common sense from others when you lack common sense yourself.

 

[Cloggy]

It is ridiculous to expect common sense from others when you lack common sense yourself.

I was wondering why you didn't expect it....

 

[Deaf258]

I was wondering why you didn't expect it....

Oh, I did expected common sense from a lot of people on AD, but I've been disappointed by a select few because they lacked it.

 

[Boult]

Regarding my first post in this thread, it was about River School;

Here's a PDF about that school's program; Mouth Time At River School