Interesting viewpoints. Personally, I never use a folding cane when traveling independently. If I am with sighted folks and am going sighted guide, I will use a folding cane for short bits. However, when traveling to and from work I always use a rigid cane.
I have twice broken a folding cane at one of the joints and it is a mess trying to get home with a flopping cane. Toward that end, I only use Aluminum rigid canes. I once had a cane get run over. I bent it relatively straight and continued home where I could affect more permanent repairs. When off roading, IE hiking, I use trekking poles that are a lot sturdier than any cane. I use two of them and since I started using them, I have stayed on my feet a lot better. -- Blue skies. Dan Rossi Carnegie Mellon University. E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: (412) 268-9081
