Module C - Slide 17

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With walk indication provided by speech message, there is recommended wording an it’s important to use consistent wording. The recommended message wording is a result of research. The recommended WALK message is “Howard, walk sign is on to cross Howard. Howard, walk sign is on to cross Howard.” At a location with exclusive pedestrian phasing, the recommended message it “walk sign is on for all crossings” or use the rapid tick walk indication. While the speech message seems long, it’s a result of different understanding of messages that we found for blind pedestrians and engineers. One possibility considered was “Howard Street, Walk Sign”. In research, engineers thought “Howard Street, walk sign” indicated that pedestrian walking along Howard Street could cross the cross street at that location, however, pedestrians who were blind thought it meant that the pedestrians should cross Howard Street. That’s the reason for the much longer message, to make sure it’s understood correctly.