Hi Linda.
Seeing Eye GPs sort of does this however its a somewhat unintentional
feature I believe grin!
I notice when walking around the streets of New York city that it will
tell me the direction of the traffic flow when we reach an intersection.
For example IF I am walking south on 9th Avenue and I approach 55th
street it will say 55th street left to right or something to that affect.
This means the trafic flows east to west and when I reach 54th street
it says 54th street right to left because the traffic flows west to east
on that sstreet opposite of the street before.
It doesn't however tell you about two way streets such as 57th street
where traffic flows in both directions.
I haven't used the app in a very long time so maybe I will give it
another try to refresh my memory since you brought this up.
I do believe it is a useful feature providing you really understand yor
neighborhood and traffic flow patterns but I am truly not sure the
developers actually intended this to happen or allowed it to be realized
fully.
Don
On 8/11/2015 7:10 AM, Lynda Ingraham wrote:
Hi Brent,
I’m not sure if Blind Square gives you options. I did use it
yesterday. All of the names of streets were announced prior to
arriving at the intersection.
I will ask my mobility instructor tomorrow if there is an app that
will give information about one-way streets.
Have a good day,
Lynda
*From:*[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On
Behalf Of *Brent Harding
*Sent:* Sunday, August 09, 2015 10:56 PM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* Re: mapquest app and getting more information from it
I do have the Seeing Eye app, which gives good directions some of the
time, but I want something similar to Mapquest where I can see the
other possible routes, in the event that one of the streets are 1-way
or otherwise unable to be used. Also, I want to know ahead of time
what streets I would cross in that 0.2 or whatever mile span.
----- Original Message -----
*From:*Lynda Ingraham <mailto:[email protected]>
*To:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:*Sunday, August 09, 2015 5:36 PM
*Subject:*RE: mapquest app and getting more information from it
Hi Brent,
I have you tried Blind Square? I just used it yesterday for the
first time. I think if you put the address in for the building
where your ATM is located, you are then able to save it in
favorites and get walking directions.
I had the announcements set to read me all information available
through the app. I received information for residential street
addresses and businesses. I have not tried setting a route to a
particular place.
HTH
Lynda and Sir Gregory---My noble friend and guide
*From:*[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
[mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Brent Harding
*Sent:* Sunday, August 09, 2015 5:52 PM
*To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
*Subject:* mapquest app and getting more information from it
Hi there! I found that Seeing Eye doesn't always give me enough
information about the route I'm trying to do, or gives me a route
to go the wrong way on a 1-way street, or to use that street at a
location it doesn't go through. I just tried downloading Mapquest
to see what routes are possible to go to a location where my ATM
access would be free. I don't want to pay $4 at the other place I
found. When I put in the address of where I want to go, and it
makes up a route, I hit the list button so I can read all the
directions. How do I get the other routes I can use? I tried their
website, and I can't figure out how to get it to switch to walking
directions, and highways just don't work when you're blind. I've
always been shown routes I needed to know by whatever O&M
instructor I had, but my VR counselor expects me to be able to
take the bus anywhere it goes in town without the instructor's
help. I can't seem to get the transit person to stay on the phone
long enough and explain all the rest of the directions, as they
want me to do, and holding up the bus once we arrive to try
getting it from the driver is bad. Is there a better site or app I
could use to figure out alternate routes, and to know exactly what
streets I would be crossing when it says "Go 0.3 miles on Pine
Street and turn left on Adams" if I don't already know them.
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