Re: 鈥溾�楩loating鈥� bus stops remove conflict,鈥� letter, Sept. 27.
1. Floating bus stops create conflict for blind pedestrians.
2. Cars can be heard by the blind. Bicycles cannot.
3. Clutter on sidewalks at bus stops, such as garbage bins, seating, planters, hydro poles, etc., are a nuisance, but not a hazard to blind pedestrians, compared with bicycles in bike lanes. Clutter is stationary, so will not move to maim or kill someone. A blind person can safely get around clutter using their white cane or guide dog. In comparison, they cannot manoeuvre safely around quietly moving bicycles (at who knows what speed) in bike lanes. Therefore, a blind person or their guide dog could be injured or killed. It鈥檚 serious and should be taken as such.
4. Blind people must advocate for accessible bus stops and for their safety, as it seems others who should, such as the city and sa国际传媒 Transit, don鈥檛. When our safety is compromised, we must speak out. Blind people matter.
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Doris Belusic
Victoria
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